| NOUN | plant | cocoyam, taro, dasheen, eddo | edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants |
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| food | cocoyam, taro, taro root, dasheen, edda | tropical starchy tuberous root |
| Meaning | edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants. | |
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| Synonyms | taro, dasheen, eddo | |
| Part of | taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta | 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 |
| Broader | root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes |
| Spanish | macal, taro | |
| Meaning | Tropical starchy tuberous root. | |
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| Synonyms | taro, taro root, dasheen, edda | |
| Part of | taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta | 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 |
| Broader | root vegetable | Any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers |
| Substance of | poi | Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment |
| Spanish | taro | |
| Catalan | taro | |
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