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I managed to get a silver 'patara' (plate), which we sold for Rs. 24, but was caught and sent to jail. "
Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" Commissioner Booth-Tucker 1891
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His statement was strange enough; he had found a twining plant, with a flower like a morning glory, and called loudly for Eiulo, who was a little way off, to come and see if it was the patara vine.
The Island Home Richard Archer
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A bushel of candle-nuts, and about the same quantity of taro and patara roots, completed our winter supplies.
The Island Home Richard Archer
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Arthur had selected a favourable location on the margin of the lake near the fish-pond, for a taro and patara patch; and we spent several days in ransacking the neighbouring woods for roots, with which to stock it.
The Island Home Richard Archer
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The flowering vine proved to be the patara, which Arthur had been so anxious to discover, and on digging it up, two roots, resembling large potatoes, were found attached to the stalk.
The Island Home Richard Archer
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"Asi chinhu chinorwadza kuti vakanonoka kuvapa mushonga, kuvatora nekuvaendesa kuchi-patara.
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