cocoyam

co·co·yam

C0449700 (kō′kō-yăm′) n. 1. See taro.2. See malanga.

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[coco(a) + yam (from its being planted in coconut groves).]

cocoyam

(ˈkəʊkəʊˌjæm) n1. (Plants) either of two food plants of West Africa, the taro or the yantia, both of which have edible underground stems2. (Cookery) the underground stem of either of these plants[C20: from cocoa + yam]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cocoyam - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plantsdasheen, 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.	cocoyam - tropical starchy tuberous root edda, taro root, dasheen, 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