Tā'ro, n.

noun

n. [The native name.] (Bot.) A plant of the Arum family, the Colocasia macrorhiza, having leaves like a water lily, and large, thick, oblong roots, which, when baked, are used as food in the tropics.

Loudon.

An engraving of a taro plant with broad leaves, stalks, and a cluster of roots.
Taro (Colocasia macrorhiza).