ta|ro

ta|ro «TAH roh, TAR oh», noun, plural -ros.

1. a tropical plant grown in the Pacific islands and other regions for its starchy rootlike stem or corm, which is used as food. Taro belongs to the arum family. Its leaves, sprouts, and stems are acrid when raw, but not when cooked.

2. its rootlike stem or corm, resembling a potato tuber.

╂[< Polynesian taro]