taron.

Brit.

/ˈtarəʊ/,

/ˈtɑːrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtɛroʊ/

Forms: Also 1700s tarrow, 1800s tara, tarro.

Etymology: < a Polynesian language; found by Cook in the Sandwich Islands (now the Hawaiian Islands).

a. A food-plant, Colocasia antiquorum, N.O. Araceæ, cultivated in many varieties ( C. esculenta, macrorhiza, etc.) in most tropical countries for its starchy root-stocks, or its succulent leaves or stems, which in a raw state are acrid, but lose their acridity by boiling.

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1769 S. Parkinson Jrnl. Voy. South Seas 22 Oct. (1773) ii. 97 Adjoining to their houses are plantations of Koomarra and Taro.

1784 J. King Cook's Voy. Pacific III. v. iv. 79 Each man carrying..bread-fruit, taro, and plantains in his hand.

1784 J. King Cook's Voy. Pacific III. v. vi. 106 These plantations consist of the tarrow or eddy root, and the sweet potatoe [etc.].

1802 Brookes' Gazetteer (ed. 12) at Ranai It produces very few plantains and bread~fruit trees, but abounds in yams, sweet potatoes, and taro.

1894 Dublin Rev. Oct. 460 Yams and taros are cultivated.

b. attributive, as taro-patch, taro-plain, taro-plant, taro-plantation, taro-root, taro-swamp.

1814 W. Brown Hist. Propagation Christianity II. 400 A large piece of ground stocked with breadfruit, cocoa nuts, and tarro roots.

1846 G. A. Lundie Missionary Life Samoa xxii. 141 All are busy building houses and clearing for taro-patches.

1847 J. G. Whittier Dan. Wheeler 79 Amidst Owyhee's hills of blue And taro-plains of Tooboonai.

1894 Daily News 11 Sept. 6/1 Streams of water..fertilising thousands of taro plantations.

1894 B. Thomson S. Sea Yarns 111 The taro swamp was hard and fissured.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	taro
释义	taron. Brit. /ˈtarəʊ/, /ˈtɑːrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtɛroʊ/ Forms: Also 1700s tarrow, 1800s tara, tarro. Etymology: < a Polynesian language; found by Cook in the Sandwich Islands (now the Hawaiian Islands). a. A food-plant, Colocasia antiquorum, N.O. Araceæ, cultivated in many varieties ( C. esculenta, macrorhiza, etc.) in most tropical countries for its starchy root-stocks, or its succulent leaves or stems, which in a raw state are acrid, but lose their acridity by boiling. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > taro cocco1756 taro1769 koko1874 dalo1879 dasheen1899 cocoyam1922 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > taro taro1769 koko1874 dalo1879 dasheen1899 cocoyam1922 1769 S. Parkinson Jrnl. Voy. South Seas 22 Oct. (1773) ii. 97 Adjoining to their houses are plantations of Koomarra and Taro. 1784 J. King Cook's Voy. Pacific III. v. iv. 79 Each man carrying..bread-fruit, taro, and plantains in his hand. 1784 J. King Cook's Voy. Pacific III. v. vi. 106 These plantations consist of the tarrow or eddy root, and the sweet potatoe [etc.]. 1802 Brookes' Gazetteer (ed. 12) at Ranai It produces very few plantains and bread~fruit trees, but abounds in yams, sweet potatoes, and taro. 1894 Dublin Rev. Oct. 460 Yams and taros are cultivated. b. attributive, as taro-patch, taro-plain, taro-plant, taro-plantation, taro-root, taro-swamp. Π 1814 W. Brown Hist. Propagation Christianity II. 400 A large piece of ground stocked with breadfruit, cocoa nuts, and tarro roots. 1846 G. A. Lundie Missionary Life Samoa xxii. 141 All are busy building houses and clearing for taro-patches. 1847 J. G. Whittier Dan. Wheeler 79 Amidst Owyhee's hills of blue And taro-plains of Tooboonai. 1894 Daily News 11 Sept. 6/1 Streams of water..fertilising thousands of taro plantations. 1894 B. Thomson S. Sea Yarns 111 The taro swamp was hard and fissured. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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