'Taro' definitions:
Definition of 'taro'
From: WordNet
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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]
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Definition of 'Taro'
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]
Definition of 'taro'
From: 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]