Found 3 items, similar to Taro.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: taro talas
English → English (WordNet) Definition: taro taro n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: cocoyam, dasheen, eddo] 2: 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 [syn: taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta] 3: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Taro Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries. [1913 Webster]