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noun
A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The tubers of this plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: taro, cocoyam, dasheen
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Broader terms: root
History
From a West African language.
