Colocasia
noun
Col·o·ca·sia
ˌkäləˈkāzh(ē)ə
: a small genus of Asian and Polynesian tuberous-rooted aroids having the spadix terminated by a club-shaped or subulate appendage see taro
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, East Indian lotus, from Greek kolokasia, kolokasion, literally, root of the East Indian lotus