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taro

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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

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Synonyms:
taro root cocoyam dasheen edda taro plant dalo Colocasia esculenta eddo

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Words contain "taro" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
taro colocasia genus colocasia poi eddo cocoyam dasheen

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