ta·ro /ˈtɑr(ˌ)o, ˈtær, ˈtɛr-/
芋頭
Ta·ro n. Bot. 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 tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
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taro
n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: cocoyam,
dasheen, eddo]
2: 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 [syn: taro plant, dalo, dasheen,
Colocasia esculenta]
3: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: taro root, cocoyam,
dasheen, edda]