What does taro mean?
Definitions for taro
ˈtɑr oʊ, ˈtɛər oʊ, ˈtær oʊtaro
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Princeton's WordNet
taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddonoun
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculentanoun
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
taro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, eddanoun
tropical starchy tuberous root
Wiktionary
taronoun
A tropical plant raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
taronoun
The edible portion of the taro plant.
Etymology: taro, in turn from talo.
Wikipedia
Taro
Taro () (Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Oceanic, and South Asian cultures (similar to yams). Taro is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants.
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taro
Taro is a tropical plant primarily grown for its edible starchy tuberous root, which is a major source of carbohydrates. It is considered a staple in many Asian, African, Oceanian and South American countries. The leaves of the plant are also often consumed as a vegetable. Taro is known for its high nutritional value, being rich in fiber, potassium, iron and vitamins.
Webster Dictionary
Taronoun
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
Wikidata
Taro
Taro is a common name for the corms and tubers of several plants in the Araceae family. Of these, Colocasia esculenta is the most widely cultivated and the subject of this article. More specifically, this article describes the 'dasheen' form of taro; another variety of taro is known as eddoe. Taro is native to South India and Southeast Asia. It is a perennial, tropical plant primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible starchy corm, and as a leaf vegetable. It is a food staple in African, Oceanic and South Indian cultures and is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants. Colocasia is thought to have originated in the Indo-Malayan region, perhaps in eastern India and Bangladesh, and spread eastward into Southeast Asia, eastern Asia, and the Pacific islands; westward to Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean; and then southward and westward from there into East Africa and West Africa, whence it spread to the Caribbean and Americas. It is known by many local names and often referred to as 'elephant ears' when grown as an ornamental plant.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Taro
tä′rō, n. a plant of the arum family, widely cultivated for its edible roots in the islands of the Pacific. [Polynesian.]
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Taro is ranked #100302 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Taro surname appeared 180 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Taro.
81.1% or 146 total occurrences were White.
10.5% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
3.3% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of taro in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of taro in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of taro in a Sentence
Many breadfruit and mango trees were down, fallen, even taro patches, which are the main source of food, is in danger.
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- قلقاسArabic
- TaroGerman
- taroGreek
- taro, tubérculo de achín, yautía coco, ñame, achín, ocumo chino, pituca, ñampí, papa chinaSpanish
- taaroFinnish
- taroFrench
- कचालूHindi
- keladiIndonesian
- colocasiaItalian
- 里芋, サトイモJapanese
- 토란Korean
- TaroLatin
- taroMāori
- тароMacedonian
- taroPolish
- taroPortuguese
- TaroRomanian
- тароRussian
- taloSamoan
- เผือกThai
- taloTonga (Tonga Islands)
- kolokas, gölevezTurkish
- taroTahitian
- khoai mônVietnamese
- 芋头Chinese
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