dasheen meaning

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dasheen (noun): edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.

dasheen has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

dasheen as a noun

  1. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

    Synonyms: taro, cocoyam, eddo

    Type of: root

  2. 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

    Synonyms: taro, taro plant, dalo, Colocasia esculenta

    Type of: arum

  3. tropical starchy tuberous root

    Synonyms: taro, taro root, cocoyam, edda

    Type of: root vegetable

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DA · words ending in EN · 7-letter words

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