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Entry1  belena
Elementary words  2  be, 3  lena
Part of speech  4  noun
Explanations in English  5  [lena, wet.] The sweet potato. Batatas edulis, Choisy. Same as vomanga, ovihazo (Bets.), vihazo (Bets.), mbizo (Bets.), and tsimanga (Prov.), etc. [Betsimisaraka, Sakalava] [1.2]
Explanations in French  6  (de be : gros et lena : mouillé, humide ; allusion au tubercule aqueux). Variété de patate douce, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Convolvulaceae), à gros tubercule. [Bara, Sakalava, Betsileo] [1.196]
Vocabulary  7  Botany: vegetable
Analogs  8  bele
Scientific name 
Ipomoea batatas
   
Updated on 2025/09/13