Dalo

2 definitions found

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

  dalo \dalo\ n.
     a herb of the Pacific islands ({Colocasia esculenta}) grown
     throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate
     areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
  
     Syn: taro, taro plant, dasheen, {Colocasia esculenta}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dalo
       n : 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}, {taro plant}, {dasheen},
            {Colocasia esculenta}]