Malabar spinach

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Malabar spinach

noun Malabar spinaches

uncountable, usually Basella alba, an Asian vine with leaves that are used as spinach-like greens.
Similar: Malabar climbing spinach, Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, East-Indian spinach, Surinam spinach, Chinese spinach, Malabar nightshade, broad bologi, vine spinach, Vietnamese spinach, buffalo spinach

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noun plant

中文	木耳菜 mù'ěrcài, 落葵 luòkuí
Tiếng Việt	mồng tơi, mùng tơi

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@misc{malabar_spinach_2026,
  title = {Malabar spinach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malabar%20spinach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}