Colocasia (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The farmer grew colocasia in the low-lying fields near the river to make use of the fertile silt deposited by the floods.
- In Hawaiian cuisine, colocasia is used to make a dish called poi, which is a staple in the traditional diet.
- The colocasia plants in the garden were doing well, their large leaves reaching for the sunlight.
- In some parts of India, colocasia is used as a vegetable in various dishes, often boiled or mashed and mixed with spices.
- Colocasia tubers were used by the indigenous people of the Pacific Islands as a food source for centuries before the arrival of European settlers.