WAIE (whatamieating.com)
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| kovakka (കോവയ്ക്ക / കോവല്) (today's sample record)
Language: Malayalam
Description: Ivy gourd.
| Ivy gourd greens on the left, with the fruits on the right |
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Latin: Coccinia grandis (Linnaeus) Voigt / Coccinia cordifolia Coccinia cordifolia auct. non (L.) Cogn./ Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.
Ethnicity: Indian, Sinhalese
Most frequent country: India
Most frequent region: Kerala
Better known as: kundru
Also known as: dondakaaya, goli, kovaikai, kumrukh, tendli, thendel, thondakai, tindli, tindora, tondli
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