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EDDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Edda" is a kind of...):
ballad; lay (a narrative poem of popular origin)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tropical starchy tuberous root
Synonyms:
cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("edda" is a kind of...):
root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
Holonyms ("edda" is a part of...):
Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (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)
Holonyms ("edda" is a substance of...):
poi (Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment)
