oca

noun

\ ˈō-kə

variants: or less commonly oka

Definition of oca

: either of two South American wood sorrels (Oxalis crenata and O. tuberosa) cultivated for their edible tubers also : the tuber of an oca

Examples of oca in a Sentence

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The site, as well as Nichols, also offered a tuber known as oca. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Yacon, ulluco, skirret: Here are some exotic tubers worth trying in your Alaska garden," 2 Feb. 2018

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