English noun: edda | |||
1. | edda (food) tropical starchy tuberous root | ||
Synonyms | cocoyam, dasheen, taro, taro root | ||
Broader (hypernym) | root vegetable | ||
Part meronym | Colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant | ||
Substance meronym | poi | ||
2. | Edda (communication) either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ballad, lay | ||