COLOCASIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Colocasia mean? 

• COLOCASIA (noun)
  The noun COLOCASIA has 1 sense:

1. small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

  Familiarity information: COLOCASIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLOCASIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Colocasia; genus Colocasia

Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("Colocasia" is a member of...):

Araceae; arum family; family Araceae (anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)