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Taro vs Eddo - What's the difference?

taro | eddo |

As nouns the difference between taro and eddo

is that taro is Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato while eddo is a plant, a variety of taro, having edible starchy tubers.

As a proper noun Taro

is a river and valley in Italy.

taro

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia taro)
  • Colocasia esculenta , raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  • Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia'', ''Alocasia etc.
  • Food from a taro plant.

    • Synonyms

    * (Colocasia esculenta) colocasia, elephant ears * (similar plants) * (edible portion) dasheen

    Hyponyms

    * (similar plants) giant taro, Alocasia'' and species, especially ; ''Xanthosoma sagittifolium

    Derived terms

    * Chinese taro, chinese taro * giant swamp taro * giant taro * metallic taro * swamp taro * taro flying frog

    See also

    * eddo

    Anagrams

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    eddo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant, a variety of taro, having edible starchy tubers.
  • The tubers of this plant.