Lexicographical Neighbors of Balatas
Literary usage of Balatas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1887)
"Here and there, too, a Cannon-ball tree rose, grand and strange, among the
balatas ; and in one place the ground was strewn with large white flowers, ..."
2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"Berlin, Ber. D. pharm, Grs. 12, 1002, (204-220). Burle,.!. S. . . . Die Untersuchung
des balatas. ( Holländisch) Pharm. ..."
3. Garden-making: Suggestions for the Utilizing of Home Grounds by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"Chinese yam, Dioscorea balatas (D. Japonica}. Climbs high, but does not produce
foliage enough to cover unsightly objects. ..."
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