| NOUN | plant | Colocasia, genus Colocasia | small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia |
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| Meaning | small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro. | |
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| Synonym | genus Colocasia | |
| Member of | Araceae, family Araceae, arum family | anthurium |
| Members | 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 | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
| Spanish | colocasia, genus colocasia | |
| Catalan | colocasia, Colocasia, genus colocasia | |
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