"kangkong" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Tagalog kangkong and Indonesian kangkung. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tl|kangkong}} Tagalog kangkong, {{bor|en|id|kangkung}} Indonesian kangkung Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kangkong (uncountable)
  1. Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), grown for food in parts of Southeast Asia. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Morning glory family plants
    Sense id: en-kangkong-en-noun-o3HqUNPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 1:",
          "text": "Not long after the plantation was declared bankrupt, people had arrived to put up boundary stakes, clear away the water hyacinths and vast tangles of kangkong, and plant the marsh with rice.",
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