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taroOne entry found. 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
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