taro
taro — noun
- tarosingular
- tarosplural
1. a large-leaved plant from warm places, or the thick underground part of it that
a large-leaved plant from warm places, or the thick underground part of it that people cook and eat
Ayana steamed taro and served it with coconut milk for dessert.
steamed taro
The market stall sold fresh taro beside bananas and green papayas.
fresh taro at a market
Arjun planted taro near the pond where the soil stayed wet.
Sofia cut the taro into pieces before adding it to soup.
Large taro leaves shaded the narrow path behind the village house.
- root vegetable
a broader food category; taro is one member of it
- corm
a technical botany term for the underground plant part, not the usual everyday word
文法句型
cook taro
grow taro
taro leaves
用法筆記
English can use taro for the plant or for the part people eat. Speakers often say taro root for the food and taro leaves when they mean the plant part.