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GENUS COLOCASIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Colocasia mean?
• GENUS COLOCASIA (noun)
The noun GENUS COLOCASIA has 1 sense:
1. small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
Familiarity information: GENUS COLOCASIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Colocasia; genus Colocasia
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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