Colocasia

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Noun

Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: tarogenus Colocasialiliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedAraceae, arum family, family Araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendronColocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro - herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves

Translations

колоказия

Colocasia

a genus of plants of the family Araceae. They are perennial herbaceous plants with thickened tuberous rhizomes. The leaves are cordate or sagittate, large, and, as a rule, tuber-bearing. The inflorescence is a spadix, surrounded by a greenish white spathe. The fruit is a berry with many seeds. There are approximately eight species, distributed in South and Southeast Asia. Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is of dietary and fodder significance in many tropical and subtropical countries. This species, which was cultivated in antiquity, grows wild in the tropical forests of the Himalayas, Burma, New Guinea, and the Philippine Islands. Taro tubers, which weigh up to 4 kg, contain 18–20 percent starch, 0.5 percent sugars, and over 3 percent proteins.

REFERENCES

Zhukovskii, P. M. Kul’turnye rasteniia i ikh sorodichi, 2nd ed. Leningrad, 1964.
Siniagin, I. I. Tropicheskoe zemledelie. Moscow, 1968.

Colocasia

noun

Synonyms for Colocasia

noun small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

Synonyms

genus Colocasia

Related Words

liliopsid genus
monocot genus
Araceae
arum family
family Araceae
Colocasia esculenta
dalo
taro plant
dasheen
taro

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