taro

taro

ta·ro / ˈtarō; ˈterō/ • n. a tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta) of the arum family that has edible starchy corms and edible fleshy leaves, esp. a variety with a large central corm grown as a staple in the Pacific. Also called dasheen. Compare with eddo. ∎  the corm of this plant.

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taro Large, tropical plant native to the Pacific islands and se Asia and cultivated in other parts of the world for its edible tuberous root. Family Araceae; species Colocasia esculenta.

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taro Corm of Colocasia esculenta and C. antiquorum; called eddo or dasheen in the Caribbean, old cocoyam in west Africa.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "taro." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Tarō

Tarō ♂ (Japanese) ‘Great son’; name given only to a first son.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Tarō." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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taro

taro See COLOCASIA; compare GIANT TARO and GIANT SWAMP TARO.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "taro." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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taro tropical food plant. XVIII. native Polynesian name.

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T. F. HOAD. "taro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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taro see arum .

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"taro." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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"taro." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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TARO

TARO Territorial Army Reserve of Officers

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "TARO." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "TARO." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-TARO.html

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "TARO." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-TARO.html

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