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GENUS COLOCASIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
Synonyms:
Colocasia; genus Colocasia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Colocasia" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "genus Colocasia"):
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 ("genus Colocasia" is a member of...):
Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)
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