(n)large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental, Syn.Alocasia macrorrhiza
(n)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, Syn.taro plant, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta, dalo
n. 1.1 any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries. Syn. -- elephant's ear, elephant ear [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family, of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the taro (Colocasia esculente). Syn. -- genus Colocasia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]