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Noun: Colocasia esculenta
  1. 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
    - taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen

Type of: aroid, arum

Part of: Colocasia, genus Colocasia

Encyclopedia: Colocasia esculenta