dasheen

da·sheen

D0033700 (dă-shēn′) n. Caribbean 1. A variety of taro having large yellowish corms. 2. The corm of this plant.

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[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).]

dasheen

(dæˈʃiːn) n (Plants) another name for taro[C19: perhaps changed from French (chou) de Chine (cabbage) of China]

ta•ro

(ˈtɑr oʊ, ˈtɛər oʊ, ˈtær oʊ)

n., pl. -ros. 1. a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions for its edible tuber. 2. the tuber itself. [1770–80; < Polynesian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dasheen - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plantscocoyam, eddo, taroColocasia 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 leavesroot - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	2.	dasheen - herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leavesColocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, taroedda, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, taro - tropical starchy tuberous rootaroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spatheColocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: tarococoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
	3.	dasheen - tropical starchy tuberous root edda, taro root, cocoyam, taroroot vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tuberspoi - Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to fermentColocasia 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