'Colocasia esculenta' definitions:

Definition of 'Colocasia esculenta'

(from WordNet)
noun
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, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta]

Definition of 'Colocasia esculenta'

From: 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]

Definition of 'Colocasia esculenta'

From: 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]