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achira

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From Quechua achira.

noun

uncountable A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
uncountable The edible rhizome of this plant. In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

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@misc{achira_2026,
  title = {achira},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achira},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}