HyperDic: colocasia_esculenta

English > 1 sense of the expression Colocasia esculenta:
NOUNplantColocasia esculenta, taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheenherb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
English > Colocasia esculenta: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningherb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
Synonymstaro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen
Member ofColocasia, genus Colocasiasmall genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia
Partstaro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, eddaTropical starchy tuberous root
taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddoedible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Broaderarum, aroidAny plant of the family Araceae
Spanishcolocasia esculenta, dalo
Catalancolocasia esculenta, taro

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