Look up: taro

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   Taro
   Taro (Tara or Kalo) is a plant of the arum family cultivated in Pacific islands for its starchy, edible root.
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   Taro
   (Hawaiian) a tuberous vegetable used to make poi
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   taro
   [n] - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants 2. [n] - 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 3. [n] - tropical starchy tuberous root
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   Taro
   Ta'ro noun [ From the Polynesian name.] (Botany) A name for several aroid plants ( Colocasia antiquorum , var. esculenta , Colocasia macrorhiza , etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
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   taro
   <botany> A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. Esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries. ... Origin: From the Polynesian name. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   taro
   taro root noun tropical starchy tuberous root
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   taro
   taro plant noun 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
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   taro
   dasheen 2 eddo noun edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
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   Taro
   `Taro` (from Tahitian or other Polynesian languages), more rarely `kalo` (from Hawaiian), is a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food for its edible corm, and secondarily as a leaf vegetable. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants. Taro is closely related to `Xanthosoma` and `Caladium`, plants commonly grown as ornamentals, and like them it is sometimes loosely called `elephant ear`. In its raw form the plant is to...
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    Taro
    • (n.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.
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    Taro
    (from the article `Parma and Piacenza, Duchy of`) ...(the future Charles III of Spain). Except for one brief interruption, the Spanish Bourbons controlled the duchy until 1808, when it was formally ...
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    taro
    herbaceous plant of the family Araceae. Probably native to southeastern Asia, whence it has spread to the Pacific islands, it has become a staple ... [5 related articles]
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    Taro
    Taro is a Japanese boy name. The meaning of the name is `first-born male ` Where is it used? The name Taro is mainly used In Japanese. The name Taro doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Taro seems to be unique!
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    taro
    taro: see arum.
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