TARO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does taro mean? 

• TARO (noun)
  The noun TARO has 3 senses:

1. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

2. 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

3. tropical starchy tuberous root

  Familiarity information: TARO used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TARO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro

Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("taro" is a part of...):

Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant

Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)

Meronyms (parts of "taro"):

cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root (tropical starchy tuberous root)

cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro (edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants)

Holonyms ("taro" is a member of...):

Colocasia; genus Colocasia (small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Tropical starchy tuberous root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root

Hypernyms ("taro" is a kind of...):

root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)

Holonyms ("taro" is a part of...):

Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (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)

Holonyms ("taro" is a substance of...):

poi (Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment)