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Noun: dasheen  da'sheen
  1. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
    - taro, cocoyam, eddo
     
  2. 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, Colocasia esculenta
     
  3. Tropical starchy tuberous root
    - taro, taro root, cocoyam, edda

Derived forms: dasheens

Type of: aroid, arum, root, root vegetable

Part of: Colocasia, genus Colocasia, poi

Encyclopedia: Dasheen