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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.)
      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 tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for
      food in tropical countries.
      [1913 Webster]
   
                   
                 

2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Colocasia \Colocasia\ n.
      a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family,
      of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the
      taro (Colocasia esculente).
      Syn: genus Colocasia.
           [WordNet 1.5]