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noun
A flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: aibika, sunset muskmallow, sunset hibiscus, hibiscus manihot, Pacific spinach, slippery cabbage, bele, lettuce tree, island cabbage, bush cabbage
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).
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