Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun taro

3 senses of taro

Sense 1
taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo -- (edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants)
       => 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)

Sense 2
taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta -- (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)
       => arum, aroid -- (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Sense 3
taro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda -- (tropical starchy tuberous root)
       => root vegetable -- (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)