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taro definition

taro (ter′ō, tär′ō)

noun pl. taros -·ros

  1. a large, tropical Asiatic plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family, with shield-shaped leaves: it is cultivated for its edible corms, which are the source of poi
  2. the tuber of this plant

Etymology: < a Polynesian language < Proto-Polynesian *talo

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