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Definitions of taro in various dictionaries:
noun - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
noun - 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
noun - tropical starchy tuberous root
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| (Jeff Probst, host of Survivor, reads from Palau.) Food staples on Palau include sweet potatoes, cassava & this starchy tuber that's used to make poi |
| This large, starchy tuber used to make poi can be poisonous if not properly prepared |
| Poi, a luau treat, is made from these mashed roots |
| Instead of making the wet land type of this Polynesian tuber into poi, I've used the dry land type to make chips--have some! |
| Poi, a luau treat, is made from these mashed roots |
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Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most commonly known as taro. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants. Linnaeus originally described two species which are now known as Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum of the cultivated plants that are known by many names including eddoes, dasheen, taro, cocoyam (in Ghana) and madumbi, but many later botanists consider them all to be members of a single, very variable species, the correct name for which is Colocasia esculenta.Taro () commonly refers to the plant Colocasia esculenta, the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the Araceae family which are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. * Colocasia esculenta is thought to be native to Southern India and Southeast Asia, but is widely naturalised. It is a perennial, tropical plant primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible starchy corm, and as a leaf vegetable. It is a |