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What is deerghapathra in english?

The species Allium cepa L. var. cepa is known by the common name Deerghapathra in Sanskrit.

The species Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca is known by the common name Deerghapathra in Sanskrit.

Allium cepa L. var. cepa

Allium cepa L. var cepa provides most of the diversity within the A. cepa group and it is the most economically important Allium crop. Plants within this group form large single bulbs, and are grown from seed or seed-grown sets. The majority of cultivars grown for dry bulbs, salad onions, and pickling onions belong to this group. The range of diversity found among these cultivars includes variation in photoperiod (length of day that triggers bulbing), storage life, flavour, and skin colour. Common onions range from the pungent varieties used for dried soups and onion powder to the mild and hearty sweet onions, such as the Vidalia from Georgia, USA, or Walla Walla from Washington that can be sliced and eaten raw on a sandwich.

In English, Deerghapathra (Allium cepa L. var. cepa) is known by Bulb onion, Common onion, or Onion.

Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca

Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca, i.e. the plantain or the banana is a herbaceous flowering plant often considered both a vegetable as well as a fruit and many languages do not differentiate between the two. Besides the fruit, banana flower buds are also edible and have similar labelling issues. A loose distinction made between the banana and the plantain is that the plantain is a banana which is cooked.

In English, Deerghapathra (Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca) is known by Banana inflorescence or Plantain.

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