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English noun: taro

1. taro (plant) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants


Synonymscocoyam, dasheen, eddo


Broader (hypernym)root


Part meronymColocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant

2. taro (plant) 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


SynonymsColocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro plant


Broader (hypernym)aroid, arum


Part holonymcocoyam, cocoyam, dasheen, dasheen, edda, eddo, taro, taro, taro root


Member meronymColocasia, genus Colocasia

3. taro (food) tropical starchy tuberous root


Synonymscocoyam, dasheen, edda, taro root


Broader (hypernym)root vegetable


Part meronymColocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant


Substance meronympoi









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