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TARO PLANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("taro plant" 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 plant"):
cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root (tropical starchy tuberous root)
cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro (edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants)
Holonyms ("taro plant" is a member of...):
Colocasia; genus Colocasia (small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro)
