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COCOYAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical starchy tuberous root
Synonyms:
cocoyam; dasheen; edda; taro; taro root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cocoyam" is a kind of...):
root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
Holonyms ("cocoyam" is a part of...):
Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves)
Holonyms ("cocoyam" is a substance of...):
poi (Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Synonyms:
cocoyam; dasheen; eddo; taro
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cocoyam" is a kind of...):
root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
Holonyms ("cocoyam" is a part of...):
Colocasia esculenta; dalo; dasheen; taro; taro plant (herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves)
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