HyperDic: genus_colocasia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Colocasia:
NOUNplantgenus Colocasia, Colocasiasmall genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia
English > genus Colocasia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro.
SynonymColocasia
Member ofAraceae, family Araceae, arum familyanthurium
Memberstaro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculentaherb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishcolocasia, genus colocasia
Catalancolocasia, Colocasia, genus colocasia

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