Dasheen Definition
dă-shēn
noun
Webster's New World
A variety of taro having large yellowish tubers.
American Heritage
The tuber of this plant.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- eddo
- cocoyam
- taro
- colocasia-esculenta
- dalo
- taro plant
- edda
- taro root
Other Word Forms of Dasheen
Noun
Singular:
dasheenPlural:
dasheensOrigin of Dasheen
Antillean English Creole from Antillean French Creole (Martinique) dachine from French (chou) de Chine literally, (cabbage) from China (from the fact that the taro species Colocasia esculenta originates in Asia)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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