colocasia macrorhiza

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colocasia macrorhiza - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.)
     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 tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for
     food in tropical countries.
     [1913 Webster]