English > dalo: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | taro, taro plant, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta |
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| Member of | Colocasia, genus Colocasia | small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia |
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| Parts | taro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda | Tropical starchy tuberous root |
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| taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo | edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants |
| Broader | arum, aroid | Any plant of the family Araceae |
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| Spanish | colocasia esculenta, dalo |
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| Catalan | colocasia esculenta, taro |
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