TANNIA


Meaning of TANNIA in English

[ 'tanɪə ]

(also tania )

■ noun a tall Caribbean plant of the arum family, cultivated for its edible pear-shaped tubers and large arrow-shaped leaves. [ Xanthosoma sagittifolium .]

Origin

C18: from Carib taya , Tupi taña .

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