Puya vs Puna - What's the difference?
puya | puna |
An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
* (rfdate), M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence , page 18:
As a noun puya
is a hindu scripture or puya can be (botany) any member of the genus of bromeliad plants.As a proper noun puna is
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English
Alternative forms
* PunaNoun
(en noun)- The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens