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cocoyam

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co·co·yam   (kō'kō-yām')   
n.  See taro.

[coco(a) + yam (from its being planted in coconut groves).]
ta·ro   (tär'ō, tār'ō)   
n.   pl. ta·ros

    1. A widely cultivated tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) having broad peltate leaves and a large starchy edible tuber.

    2. The tuber of this plant.

    3. A similar plant of the genus Xanthosoma.

    4. The large starchy tuber of this plant. Also called cocoyam.

    1. A similar plant of the genus Xanthosoma.

    2. The large starchy tuber of this plant. Also called cocoyam.


[Probably Tahitian.]
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cocoyam

noun
1. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: taro] 
2. tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: taro] 
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