cocoyam

co·co·yam

(kō′kō-yăm′)

1. See taro.

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

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cocoyam

(ˈkəʊkəʊˌjæm)

1. (Plants) either of two food plants of West Africa, the taro or the yantia, both of which have edible underground stems

2. (Cookery) the underground stem of either of these plants

[C20: from cocoa + yam]

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Noun	1.	cocoyam - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants dasheen, eddo, taro Colocasia 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 root - (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, taro root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers poi - Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment Colocasia 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

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