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EDDO
taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo
(noun) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From a West African language.
Noun
eddo (plural eddos)
A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
The tubers of this plant.
Anagrams
• OD'ed, doed
Source: Wiktionary
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