plural taros
: a tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family that has large heart- or arrow-shaped leaves and is 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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Often confused with taro or purple sweet potatoes, ube is sweeter and creamier.
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Some boba teas include other ingredients like matcha, cinnamon, taro, and more.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Writing in his journal, Cook noted that the Rapanui grew sweet potatoes, yams, taro, plantains, and sugarcane, all of which his crew had eaten elsewhere in the Pacific.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The islanders kept chickens and grew taro, yams, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, and bananas.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Some boba teas include other ingredients like matcha, cinnamon, taro, and more.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
Writing in his journal, Cook noted that the Rapanui grew sweet potatoes, yams, taro, plantains, and sugarcane, all of which his crew had eaten elsewhere in the Pacific.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The islanders kept chickens and grew taro, yams, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, and bananas.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Taro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taro. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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