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Meaning of taro

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  taro
      n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {taro},
           {cocoyam}, {dasheen}, {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 [syn: {taro}, {taro plant}, {dalo},
         {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]
      3: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {taro root},
         {cocoyam}, {dasheen}, {edda}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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