taro
/ˈtɑːrəʊ/noun
mass noun
1- a tropical Asian plant of the arum family which has edible starchy corms and edible fleshy leaves, especially a variety with a large central corm grown as a staple in the Pacific芋。亦称DASHEEN, COCOYAM. 比较EDDO.
1.1
- Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta, family Araceae.拉丁名Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta,天南星科。
1.2
- the corm of this plant芋头。
词源
mid 18th cent.: of Polynesian origin.