Category:Taro

Ta"ro, n. Etym: [from the polynesian name.] (bot.)

Defn: 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 rootstocks, which Are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.