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