dasheen

Noun

• tropical starchy tuberous root

• 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

• edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  taro , taro root , cocoyam , edda , taro plant , dalo , Colocasia esculenta , eddo