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    TARO

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tropical starchy tuberous rootplay

    Synonyms:

    cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

    root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

    Holonyms ("taro" 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 ("taro" is a substance of...):

    poi (Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leavesplay

    Synonyms:

    Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

    aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

    Meronyms (parts of "taro"):

    cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root (tropical starchy tuberous root)

    cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro (edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants)

    Holonyms ("taro" is a member of...):

    Colocasia; genus Colocasia (small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plantsplay

    Synonyms:

    cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

    root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

    Holonyms ("taro" 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)

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