English > genus Colocasia: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro. |
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Synonym | Colocasia |
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Member of | Araceae, family Araceae, arum family | anthurium |
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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 |
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Broader | monocot genus, liliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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Spanish | colocasia, genus colocasia |
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Catalan | colocasia, Colocasia, genus colocasia |
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