kumara

kumera

/ (ˈkuːmərə) /

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noun NZ

a convolvulaceous twining plant, Ipomoea batatas, of tropical America, cultivated in the tropics for its edible fleshy yellow root

the root of this plant

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Also called: sweet potato

Word Origin for kumara

Māori

Words nearby kumara

Kulturkampf, Kulturkreis, Kulun, Kum, Kumamoto, kumara, kumarahou, Kumaratunge, Kumasi, Kumayri, kumbaloi

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How to use kumara in a sentence

He inherits his exogamous class, say Bukhara, from his father, and he must marry a woman of Class Kumara.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang
Falling from the Grandsire's tank, is that world-sanctifying (stream), celebrated over the three worlds, called Kumara-Dhara.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
With them joined the god of cultivated food, such as the kumara, and the god of food that grows wild—such as the fern-root.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
Gradually the potato superseded amongst them the taro and fern-root, and even to some extent the kumara.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves

Amid these sorrowful surroundings the gods gather and anoint Kumara, thus consecrating him as their general.
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works|Kalidasa