Definition of taro Taro
/tɛˈɹow/ - [terow] - ta•ro
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What does taro mean?
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NounPlural: taroes |
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| taro - 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 | ||
| taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta | ||
| aroid, arum any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe | ||
| colocasia, genus colocasia small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro | ||
| taro root, cocoyam, edda, dasheen, taro tropical starchy tuberous root | ||
| taro - tropical starchy tuberous root | ||
| taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda | ||
| root vegetable any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers | ||
| colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro tropical starchy tuberous root | ||
| taro - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants | ||
| cocoyam, dasheen, eddo | ||
| root the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support | ||
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Wiktionary 
- taro (Noun)
Raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. - taro (Noun)
Food from a taro plant.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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taro
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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taro
tä′rō, n. a plant of the arum family, widely cultivated for its edible roots in the islands of the Pacific. [Polynesian.]
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🔤- taro, noun, singular of taros.
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