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Taro

Taro (/ˈtɑːroʊ, ˈtær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Caribbean, Oceanian, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures (similar to yams).

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related to Further reading · 66
Taro → Agricultural Sciences, Archived, August, C1, Cho, College, Colocasia, Complete Nutrition Facts, Cooperative Extension Service, Dasheen, February, Fiji, Florida, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Food, Green-Seeds, Hao, Hawaii, Hawaii Press, Hawaiian
related to Etymology · 34
Taro → All, Arabic, Austroasiatic, Austronesian, Borneo, Captain Cook, Colocasia, Fijian, Greek, Hawaiian, However, Javanese, Khasi, Khmu, Latin, Marquesan, Mlabri, Modern Greek, Mon-Khmer, Māori
related to history · 23
Taro → Archaeological, Australia, BC, Borneo, East Asia, However, Ille Cave, In, India, Island Southeast Asia, It, Kilu Cave, Kuk Swamp, Mainland Southeast Asia, Maldives, New Guinea, Niah Caves, Palawan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
related to In culture · 22
Taro → After, As, Eeyek, Eeyek Unicode, Hanuba Hanubi Paan Thaaba, Hoʻohokukalani, In, In Meitei, Manipur, Meitei, Mtei, Native Hawaiians, Nirmala UI, Noto Sans Meetei Mayek, Old Man, Old Woman, One, So, The, They
related to Distribution and habitat · 20
Taro → Americas, Bangladesh, Caribbean, Chinese, Cina, Colocasia, East Africa, East Asia, East India, Egypt, In, Indomalayan, It, Malaysia, Mediterranean Basin, Nepal, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, Southern India, West Africa
related to Regional names · 20
Taro → Baby, Caribbean, Colocasia, Grenadines, In, In Cyprus, Indo-Trinidadian, It, Jamaica, Kολοκάσι, Lately, Roman Empire, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, The, Tobago, Tobagonians, Today, Trinidad, West Indies
related to Laboratory · 12
Taro → Chinese, Hawaii, In, In Melissa, It, Native Foods, Nelson's, Protecting, Researchers, Sanctity, The, University
related to Similar species · 10
Taro → Alocasia, Caladium, Cyrtosperma, Monstera, Other, Philodendron, Similar, Syngonium, Thaumatophyllum, Xanthosoma
related to Propagation · 8
Taro → After, Asian, Corm, In, Samoa, Solomon Islands, The, TLB
related to Culinary · 7
Taro → African, Asian, However, In, Oceanic, People, The

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called leaves also used known corms kalo colocasia dish cooked plant staple eaten made boiled food grown make popular plants

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Tarois atraditional staple of the native cuisine of Hawaii0.90text
Tarois apopular flavor for ice cream in Thailand.VietnamIn Vietnam0.90text
Tarois avery popular vegetable known as kochu0.90text
Tarois apopular dish in the hilly region0.90text
Tarois apopular flavor for ice cream in Thailand0.90text
Tarois avery popular flavor for milk tea in the country0.90text
Samoan fa'ausiinstance ofTaro also features in traditional desserts0.80text
which consists of gratedinstance ofTaro also features in traditional desserts0.80text
cooked taro mixed with coconut milkinstance ofTaro also features in traditional desserts0.80text
brown sugarinstance ofTaro also features in traditional desserts0.80text
Hawaiian laulauinstance ofespecially as edible wrappings for dishes0.80text
Fijianinstance ofespecially as edible wrappings for dishes0.80text

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