da·sheen 
(dă-shēn)
(dă-shēn)n.
Caribbean
Caribbean
1. A variety of taro having large yellowish corms.
2. The corm of this plant.
[Antillean English Creole, from Antillean French Creole (Martinique) dachine, from French (chou) de Chine, literally, (cabbage) from China (from the fact that the taro species Colocasia esculenta originates in Asia).]