Colocasia

noun

Col·​o·​ca·​sia

ˌkäləˈkāzh(ē)ə

: a small genus of Asian and Polynesian tuberous-rooted aroids having the spadix terminated by a club-shaped or subulate appendage see taro

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, East Indian lotus, from Greek kolokasia, kolokasion, literally, root of the East Indian lotus

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