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taro


ta·ro

noun \ˈtär-(ˌ)ō, ˈter-\
plural taros

Definition of TARO

: a large-leaved tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy corms and cormels and in temperate regions for ornament; also : its corms and cormels typically cooked as a vegetable or ground into flour

Origin of TARO

Tahitian & Maori
First Known Use: 1769

Rhymes with TARO

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