plural taros
: a large-leaved tropical Asian plant (Colocasia esculenta) of the arum family grown throughout the tropics for its edible starchy corms and cormels and in temperate regions for ornament
also
: its corms and cormels typically cooked as a vegetable or ground into flour
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Less than a hectare in size, these agroforestry systems have four layers of plants, starting near the ground with food crops such as taro and beans, and reaching higher toward the sky with coffee, bananas, and finally tall trees.
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Burmese shops in Milwaukee sell dozens of kinds of canned or jarred items, including pickled ginger, pickled dogfruit, taro root and lotus root.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Sul and Beans, which has two Orange County locations in Buena Park and Irvine, offers a multitude of flavors, including green tea, coffee, Oreo, taro, mango and strawberry cheese.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
The cafe serves plain, strawberry, black sesame, taro, mango and pandan matcha lattes as well as a rotating seasonal menu.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Burmese shops in Milwaukee sell dozens of kinds of canned or jarred items, including pickled ginger, pickled dogfruit, taro root and lotus root.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Sul and Beans, which has two Orange County locations in Buena Park and Irvine, offers a multitude of flavors, including green tea, coffee, Oreo, taro, mango and strawberry cheese.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
The cafe serves plain, strawberry, black sesame, taro, mango and pandan matcha lattes as well as a rotating seasonal menu.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
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“Taro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taro. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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