taro plant


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Noun1.taro plant - herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leavestaro plant - 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
Colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro
edda, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, taro - tropical starchy tuberous root
aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
Colocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
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MAE'R Senedd yng Nghaerdydd ar hyn o bryd yn gwrando ar farn y bobl ynghylch taro plant.
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Dwi'n gwybod yn iawn fod 'na Gymry Cymraeg yn Sweden hefyd a difyr fyddai cael gwybod be mae rhieni'r wlad yn ei feddwl o honiad diweddar seiciatrydd bod plant Sweden (y wlad gynta i wahardd taro plant nol yn 1979) wedi cael eu difetha'n rhacs.
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