noun
taro
TAR-oh/tˈɛroʊ/
A tropical plant with a starchy underground stem eaten as food.
The market sells taro beside other starchy vegetables.
Etymology
Polynesian taro already named the tropical food plant, so English retained its plant meaning rather than creating a descriptive name for its starchy edible roots.
In context
you don't really need to add much to taro it's just delicious on its own and maybe I'll add some chopped parsley from my garden and this is it the mash taro root
More examples
- Taro grows in the wet field beyond the village.
- She serves cooked taro with the meal.
- The plant's broad leaves shade the taro growing below ground.
Forms
taro