Defenition of the word taro
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Defenition of the word taro
- Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
- 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
- tropical starchy tuberous root
Synonyms for the word taro
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- cocoyam
- Colocasia esculenta
- dalo
- dasheen
- edda
- eddo
- taro plant
- taro root
Meronymys for the word taro
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- cocoyam
- Colocasia
- Colocasia esculenta
- dalo
- dasheen
- edda
- eddo
- genus Colocasia
- taro
- taro plant
- taro root
Hypernyms for the word taro
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- aroid
- arum
- root
- root vegetable
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