taro

(terō, tärō)

noun pl. taros

  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

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

See taro in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ta·ros
  1. 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.
  2. a. A similar plant of the genus Xanthosoma.
    b. The large starchy tuber of this plant. Also called cocoyam.

Origin:

Origin: Probably Tahitian

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