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ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental
Synonyms:
Alocasia macrorrhiza; giant taro
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Hypernyms ("Alocasia macrorrhiza" is a kind of...):
alocasia; elephant's ear; elephant ear (any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries)