Taro
noun, plural taros.
1.
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
2.
the tuber itself.
noun (pl) -ros
1.
an aroid plant, Colocasia esculenta, cultivated in the tropics for its large edible rootstock
2.
the rootstock of this plant
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