Colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro - 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

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

edda, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, taro - tropical starchy tuberous root

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

Colocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers

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

Colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro - 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