'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]