oca

A South American plant of the wood sorrel family, cultivated for its edible tubers.

• 🇨🇳块茎酢浆草，原产于南美洲安第斯山区，其可食用的块茎可供食用。

1. Edible tuber plant B2 formal

   A South American plant (Oxalis tuberosa) cultivated for its starchy, edible tubers, which are a traditional food in the Andes.

   • Oca is a staple food in many highland regions of Peru and Bolivia.
   • The tubers of oca can be eaten raw or cooked, often boiled or roasted.
   • Farmers in the Andes have cultivated oca for thousands of years.

   🇨🇳酢浆草属块茎

• ocas plural form
• ocas' possessive plural form
• oca's possessive singular form