Definitions for xanthosoma
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1. Xanthosoma, genus Xanthosomanoun

   tropical American tuberous perennials

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1. Xanthosoma

   Xanthosoma is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. The genus is native to tropical America but widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical regions. Several are grown for their starchy corms, an important food staple of tropical regions, known variously as malanga, otoy, otoe, cocoyam (or new cocoyam), tannia, tannier, yautía, macabo, ocumo, macal, taioba, dasheen, quequisque, ʻape and (in Papua New Guinea) as Singapore taro (taro kongkong). Many other species, including especially Xanthosoma roseum, are used as ornamental plants; in popular horticultural literature these species may be known as ‘ape due to resemblance to the true Polynesian ʻape, Alocasia macrorrhizos, or as elephant ear from visual resemblance of the leaf to an elephant's ear. Sometimes the latter name is also applied to members in the closely related genera Caladium, Colocasia (taro), and Alocasia. The leaves of most Xanthosoma species are 40–200 centimetres (16–79 inches) long, sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) or subdivided into three or as many as 18 segments. Unlike the leaves of Colocasia, those of Xanthosoma are usually not peltate- the upper v-notch extends into the point of attachment of the leaf petiole to the blade.

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1. xanthosoma

   Xanthosoma is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. These plants, commonly referred to as elephant ears or cocoyam, are native to tropical regions of the Americas but have been widely cultivated and naturalized in other regions, including Africa, Asia, and Oceania. They are known for their large, heart-shaped leaves and are often grown for their starchy corms, which are used as food in many tropical cuisines.

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1. Xanthosoma

   Xanthosoma is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. The genus contains about 50 species that are native to tropical America. Several are grown for their starchy corms, an important food staple of tropical regions, known variously as malanga, otoy, otoe, cocoyam, tannia, tannier, yautía, macabo, macal, taioba, dasheen, quequisque, ʻape and as Singapore taro. Many other species are used as ornamental plants, and in popular horticultural literature are known as ‘ape or elephant ear, although the latter name is sometimes also applied to members with similar appearance and uses in the closely related genera Caladium, Colocasia, and Alocasia. The leaves of most Xanthosoma species are 40-200 cm long, sagittate or subdivided into three or as many as 18 segments. Unlike the leaves of Colocasia, those of Xanthosoma are usually not peltate- the upper v-notch extends into the point of attachment of the leaf petiole to the blade.

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1. Xanthosoma

   A plant genus of the family ARACEAE. The common names of 'Coco Yam' (Cocoyam) or 'Elephant's Ear' may be confused with COLOCASIA and other ARACEAE or with common yam (DIOSCOREA). It contains LECTINS.

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   The numerical value of xanthosoma in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of xanthosoma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

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