Dasheen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Caribbean A variety of taro having large yellowish tubers.
  • n. Caribbean The tuber of this plant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A tropical aroid (of the genus Caladium, syn. Colocasia) having an edible farinaceous root. It is related to the taro and to the tanier, but is much superior to it in quality and is as easily cooked as the potato. It is a staple food plant of the tropics, being prepared like potatoes, and has been introduced into the Southern United States.
  • n. a 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.
  • n. the edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.
  • n. a tropical starchy tuberous root.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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
  • n. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
  • n. tropical starchy tuberous root
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Arum    aroid    root    root vegetable   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    taro    taro plant    dalo    colocasia esculenta    cocoyam    eddo    taro root    Edda