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Definition of Giant taro
1. Noun. Large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giant Taro
Literary usage of Giant taro
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1897)
"... British New Guinea kudo, udo, the giant taro, Sanscrit kachu also equals ...
names for the giant taro, occur ull over the Central Carolines as pulak, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Closely allied to the taro is the giant taro, Alocasia macrorhiza, called "t&'
amu"by the Samoans. Several kinds of ta'amu occur in Samoa, all of which are ..."
3. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"giant taro. ACRID TARO. LOCAL NAMES.—Piga(Guam); Biga (Philippines);
Ape,Ta'amii (Samoa); Kape (Rarotonga, Easter Island); Ape (Tahiti); Apii,
Ape (Hawaii). ..."
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