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ta⋅ro

  [tahr-oh, tair-oh, tar-oh]
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–noun, plural -ros.
1. a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
2. the tuber itself.
Compare dasheen.

Origin:
1770–80; < Polynesian
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

taro 
tropical food plant, 1769, from Polynesian (Tahitian or Maori) taro.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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