'Colocasia antiquorum' definitions:

Definition of 'Colocasia antiquorum'

From: 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]