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da·sheen
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dæˈʃin
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sheen
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noun
the taro plant,
Colocasia esculenta,
native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
Origin:
1895–1900;
representing
French
de Chine
of China
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dasheen
(dæˈʃiːn)
—
n
another name for
taro
[C19: perhaps changed from French (
chou
)
de Chine
(cabbage) of China]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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