Colocasia esculenta
Synonymer:
Kalo, elefantöra,
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Taro (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹoʊ/, /ˈtɑɹoʊ/
- Rhymes: -æɹəʊ
- Homophone: tarot
Noun
taro (usually uncountable, plural taros)
- Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- Synonyms: colocasia, elephant ears
- Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia
