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TARO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical starchy tuberous root

Synonyms:

cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

Holonyms ("taro" is a part of...):

Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (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)

Holonyms ("taro" is a substance of...):

poi (Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment)

Sense 2

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

Synonyms:

Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Meronyms (parts of "taro"):

cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root (tropical starchy tuberous root)

cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro (edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants)

Holonyms ("taro" is a member of...):

Colocasia; genus Colocasia (small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Synonyms:

cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("taro" is a part of...):

Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (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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