What is avathengathige in english?
The species Dioscorea oppositifolia L. is known by the common name Avathengathige in Telugu.
- Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Dioscorea oppositifolia (Bellarai in Kannada) is a type of yam native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh).It is cultivated for its tubers. It is often mixed up with Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese Yam) which is local to East Asia.
In English, Avathengathige (Dioscorea oppositifolia L.) is known by Betel yam, Chinese yam, or Cinnamon yam.
- No melon peddler cries, “Bitter melons.” No wine dealer says, “Sour wine.”
- —Chinese proverb