white pareira

white pareira
noun also white pareira brava
: a white or yellowish starchy root that is obtained from a tropical American woody vine (Abuta rufescens) and has properties similar to true pareira — compare yellow pareira

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white pareira
(Abuta rufescens) another S American plant of the same family
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