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Definition of Taro root
1. Noun. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
Generic synonyms: Root Vegetable
Substance meronyms: Poi
Group relationships: Colocasia Esculenta, Dalo, Dasheen, Taro, Taro Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taro Root
Literary usage of Taro root
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"... Root—The taro root—Tropical Fruits—The Chirimoya—The Litchi—The Mangosteen—The
Mango— The Durion—Its Taste and Smell—Large Fruit on Tall Trees. ..."
2. Narrative of a Journey Round the World: Comprising a Winter-passage Across by Friedrich Gerstäcker (1853)
"The main produce of the island is the taro-root and potato ; besides this the
... The taro-root when freshly planted, requires one year to grow fit for use, ..."
3. Narrative of a Journey Round the World: Comprising a Winter-passage Across by Friedrich Gerstäcker (1853)
"The main produce of the island is the taro-root and potato ; besides this the
... The taro-root when freshly planted, requires one year to grow fit for use, ..."
4. Narrative of a Journey Round the World: Comprising a Winter-passage Across by Friedrich Gerstäcker (1854)
"The main produce of the island is the taro-root and potato ; besides this ...
7 The taro-root when freshly planted, requires one year to grow fit for use, ..."
5. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"taro root AND LEAF, Colocasia esculenta Sweet, pungent and neither hot nor cold
... taro root cooks in about 40-60 minutes. In cases of dry cough, taro root ..."
6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1913)
"There must be nearly a hundred of them and I notice a little taro root here and
there. As those cocoanuts are full of milk, that insures us life for a week ..."
7. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The experiments demonstrated that certain raw starches, including corn, wheat,
cassava, rice and taro root were completely digested when eaten in amounts ..."
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