芋头 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cocoyam noun New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
• taro noun A tropical plant grown mainly for its starchy underground stem, which is eaten as food and resembles a potato.

Senses

芋头 is used for these senses in English:

• cocoyam Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
• taro Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.

cocoyam — full definition

1. noun New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
2. noun Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

taro — full definition

1. noun A tropical plant grown mainly for its starchy underground stem, which is eaten as food and resembles a potato.
2. noun Food made from this plant, or products flavoured with it.