ballaiba

Definition

1. eel grass, tape grass; a common, edible, sub merged, hydrocharitaceous, fresh water plant. Its leaves and roots (GURGURMOT) are eaten.

Examples

• Nangala dagiti babbai kadagiti ballaiba iti karayan tapno maisidada iti pamiliada.

  The women gathered ballaiba plants at the river so their families could eat them.

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