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Meaning of olluco

olluco: It is one of the common names given in Colombia to an edible tuber plant. In Colombia and parts of Ecuador is known as melloco, ulluco, chugua, lisa, or smooth Pope. In Venezuela they say ruba. Its scientific name is Ullucus tuberosus and belongs to the Basellacaceae family.

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