taro – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
taro
n.
type of tropical plant
Taro
Taro (, ) is a common name for several plants in the
Araceae family which are used as vegetables for their
corms (thickened underground stems), leaves, and leaf-stems (
petioles).
Taro (disambiguation)
Plants
Taro is any of several tropical plants used as root vegetables:
taro
Noun
1. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
(synonym) cocoyam, dasheen, eddo
(hypernym) root
(part-holonym) taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta
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
(synonym) taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta
(hypernym) arum, aroid
(member-holonym) Colocasia, genus Colocasia
(part-meronym) taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda
3. tropical starchy tuberous root
(synonym) taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda
(hypernym) root vegetable
(substance-holonym) poi
(part-holonym) taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta
Taro (der)
nm.
taro, type of tropical plant
tarare
v.
calibrate (Mechanics)
