transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtär-(ˌ)ō, ˈter- ]
noun
( plural taros )
Etymology: Tahitian & Maori
Date: 1769
: a large-leaved tropical Asian plant ( Colocasia esculenta ) of the arum family grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy corms and cormels and in temperate regions for ornament ; also : its corms and cormels typically cooked as a vegetable or ground into flour