Main Entry:

ta·ro

Pronunciation:

\ˈtär-(ˌ)ō, ˈter-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural taros

Etymology:

Tahitian & Maori

Date:

1769

: 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