TARO

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

Etymology

Noun

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

Hyponyms

• (similar plants): giant taro, Alocasia and species, especially Alocasia macrorrhizos; swamp taro, Cyrtosperma merkusii; Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Anagrams

• -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Rota, rato, rota

Etymology

Proper noun

Taro

A river and valley in Italy.

Anagrams

• -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