Taro

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (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.


     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colocasia \Colocasia\ n.
     a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family,
     of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the
     {taro} ({Colocasia esculente}).
  
     Syn: genus {Colocasia}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]