taro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda
(noun) tropical starchy tuberous root
taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta
(noun) herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo
(noun) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taro (usually uncountable, plural taros)
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
Synonyms: colocasia, elephant ears
Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
Food from a taro plant.
Synonym: dasheen
• (similar plants): giant taro, Alocasia and species, especially Alocasia macrorrhizos; swamp taro, Cyrtosperma merkusii; Xanthosoma sagittifolium
• -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Rota, rato, rota
Taro
A river and valley in Italy.
• -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Rota, rato, rota
Source: Wiktionary
Ta"ro, n. Etym: [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.)
Definition: A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 January 2025
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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