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EDDO
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Irregular inflected form: eddoes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("eddo" 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 ("eddo" 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)