What is dantu soppu in english?
The species Amaranthus tricolor is known by the common name Dantu soppu in Kannada.
- Amaranthus tricolor
Amaranthus tricolor, known in the vernacular as Joseph’s coat, eddible amaranth, or Chinese spinach, is an annual of the Amaranthus genus cultivated for its tender shoots, leaves, and sprouted seeds. It is native to South and Southeast Asia and is one of the most important and widely cultivated species of amaranth. It is consumed in both cooked and raw form. A. tricolor is also used in traditional medicine.
In English, Dantu soppu (Amaranthus tricolor) is known by Amaranth, Chinese amaranth, Chinese spinach, Fountain plant, Garden amaranth, Joseph’s coat, Love-lies-bleeding, or Weeping-willow leafed amaranth.
- Ripe fruit falls by itself, but it does not fall into your mouth.
- —Chinese proverb