taro in Latin
taro in Latin is colocasia — taro means a tropical plant grown mainly for its starchy underground stem, which is eaten as food and resembles a potato.
taro in Latin
colocasia
What does "taro" mean?
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noun A tropical plant grown mainly for its starchy underground stem, which is eaten as food and resembles a potato.
"Taro is a staple crop across parts of Africa and the Pacific."
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noun Food made from this plant, or products flavoured with it.
"The bakery sells a purple taro-flavoured bun."
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taro in a sentence
- Taro is a staple crop across parts of Africa and the Pacific.
- They boiled the taro and mashed it into a thick paste.
- The bakery sells a purple taro-flavoured bun.
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What is "taro" in Latin?
"taro" in Latin is colocasia. taro means: A tropical plant grown mainly for its starchy underground stem, which is eaten as food and resembles a potato.
How do you use "taro" in a sentence?
Example: "Taro is a staple crop across parts of Africa and the Pacific." In Latin, "taro" is colocasia.
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