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* ''thaisah'' — brown seaweed | * ''thaisah'' — brown seaweed | ||
* ''ǣṣinam'' — radish; when unspecified, refers to a usually yellow and typically very large, turnip-shaped variety, otherwise known as ''yultǣṣinam'' "lemon-coloured radish". Other varieties include: | * ''ǣṣinam'' — radish; when unspecified, refers to a usually yellow and typically very large, turnip-shaped variety, otherwise known as ''yultǣṣinam'' "lemon-coloured radish". Other varieties include: | ||
** ''dildhǣṣinam'' — literally "''dildhā''<ref>The ''dildhā'' or "land dragon" is a giant lizard found in the southern Inquisition which is one of Calémere's largest land animals, up to 15 metres long and weighing up to | ** ''dildhǣṣinam'' — literally "''dildhā''<ref>The ''dildhā'' or "land dragon" is a giant lizard found in the southern Inquisition which is one of Calémere's largest land animals, up to 15 metres long and weighing up to one ton.</ref>-sized radish", it is the largest known variety of radish. It is mostly white with thin crimson veins, and has a milder and slightly sweeter taste than other ones. Typical ''dildhǣṣinam'' weigh between 8 and 12 kg, but there may be occasional specimens weighing up to three times that. | ||
** ''komanē'' — cream-whitish, elongated, and with a stronger taste (less watery) than ''yultǣṣinam'', more popular in the Jade Coast; | ** ''komanē'' — cream-whitish, elongated, and with a stronger taste (less watery) than ''yultǣṣinam'', more popular in the Jade Coast; | ||
** ''lardīceh'' or ''lardire ǣṣinam'' "crimson radish" — a blood/dark red coloured variety which has a taste stronger than ''yultǣṣinam'' but not as much as ''komanē'', being however smaller than both. It is the most popular temperate variety, more tolerant of cold temperatures and therefore grown in the East and Northeast, at the lower elevations of the Hālvaren plateau, and on the southern (Plain) slopes of the Camipāṇḍa; it is also grown in summer further north on Hokujaši Island. | ** ''lardīceh'' or ''lardire ǣṣinam'' "crimson radish" — a blood/dark red coloured variety which has a taste stronger than ''yultǣṣinam'' but not as much as ''komanē'', being however smaller than both. It is the most popular temperate variety, more tolerant of cold temperatures and therefore grown in the East and Northeast, at the lower elevations of the Hālvaren plateau, and on the southern (Plain) slopes of the Camipāṇḍa; it is also grown in summer further north on Hokujaši Island. | ||