taro
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
taro /ˈtɑːrəʊ, ˈtarəʊ/
▶noun a tropical Asian plant with edible starchy corms and fleshy leaves, grown as a staple in the Pacific. [Colocasia esculenta.]
– origin C18: of Polynesian origin.
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