TARO Meaning of TARO in English [ 'tα:rəʊ , 'tarəʊ ]■ noun a tropical Asian plant with edible starchy corms and fleshy leaves, grown as a staple in the Pacific. [ Colocasia esculenta .]OriginC18: of Polynesian origin. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004