Alocasia
noun
any of various tropical plants of the genus alocasia see aroid
historical examples
edible but itchy root, grown as ornamental and wild: alocasia macrorrhiza.
a dictionary of cebuano visayan john u. wolff
the alae replied: “it is in the leaf of the a-pe plant” (alocasia macrorrhiza).
hawaiian folk tales various
a new plant, modelled like the caladiums, the alocasia metallica, excited him even more.
against the grain joris-karl huysmans
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