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vegetable food

atyankerne
type of mistletoe (lysiana spp. and amyema spp.)

id:7551 order:403

Merne atyankerne artetyenge lyapeme ulpulpenge arrateme.
This type of mistletoe grows on mulgas in the spring.
yalke
yerrakwerre
wild onion, onion grass (cyperus bulbosus)

id:7558 order:411

Yalke name antyerrke-irrerlenge aremele tnyetyeke.
When the wild onion grass dries you dig the onions up.
arlketyerre
dead finish seeds (acacia tetragonophylla)

id:7547 order:397

Merne ntange arlketyerre alpmanthele itentye-akngerre.
The edible seeds of the dead finish tree are cooked in the hot ashes.
angelthe
native pear (cynanchum floribundum)

id:7549 order:400

Angelthe lherele tnenhe-tnenhe arlpelhe-arlke arlkwentye akngerre.
Native pears grow beside creeks and you eat their leaves too.
mwanyeme
banana-flavoured bush tomato (solanum cleistogamum)

id:7546 order:396

Mwanyeme awatentye-awatentye lhere iterele lyapentye-akngerre.
This type of bush tomato looks waxy and grows besides creeks.
ngkwernelyerre
angkwernelyerre
bush plum, narrow-leafed native currant (canthium lineare)

id:7536 order:381

Merne ngkwernelyerre ikwemeye arlkwenhe-arlkwenhe.
The narrow-leafed bush plum tastes sweet.