tannia
/ˈtænɪə/(亦作Tania)
noun
1- a tall Caribbean plant of the arum family, cultivated in the tropics for its edible pear-shaped tubers and large arrow-shaped leaves慈姑叶黄肉芋。亦称MALANGA.
1.1
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium, family Araceae.拉丁名Xanthosoma sagittifolium, 天南星科。
1.2
- a tuber of this plant芋头。
1.3
- mass noun the leaves or tubers of this plant eaten as food（食用的）芋头（或芋头叶）。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from Carib taya, Tupi taña.