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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 plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta
    
2. Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
   - cocoyam, dasheen, eddo
    
3. Tropical starchy tuberous root
   - taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda

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Derived forms: taros

Type of: aroid, arum, root, root vegetable

Part of: Colocasia, genus Colocasia, poi

Encyclopedia: Taro, Marquess Katsura