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Definition: esculenta
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.
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