Taro

['tɑːrəʊ;'tærəʊ] or ['tærəʊ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) tropical starchy tuberous root.

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.

布雷特整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) 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.

艾伦錄入

解釋/意思:

n. a plant of the arum family widely cultivated for its edible roots in the islands of the Pacific.

整理:米切尔