<botany> 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. Origin: From the Polynesian name. (01 Mar
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