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Molokhia

Corchorus olitorius

Also known as jute mallow (EN) ewedu (EN) mulukhiyah (EN)

Leafy annual grown for its mucilaginous leaves, which are cooked into a thick green soup or stew across the Middle East, North Africa and West Africa. Also called jute mallow or ewedu. It grows 1–2m tall in warm weather.

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