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
the tuber of this plant
Origin:
< a Polynesian language < Proto-Polynesian *talo
See taro in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nounpl.ta·ros
a. A widely cultivated tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) having broad peltate leaves and a large starchy edible tuber.
b. The tuber of this plant.
a. A similar plant of the genus Xanthosoma.
b. The large starchy tuber of this plant. Also called cocoyam.