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Definition of Esculenta

esculenta
Taro Ta"ro, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries.

Meaning of Esculenta from wikipedia

- Umbilicaria esculenta, the rock tripe or Iwa-take, is a lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks. Two different types of polysaccharides are...
- Myrica esculenta is a tree or large shrub of the tropics. The native range of this species stretches from Northern India (Uttarakhand) to Nepal to southern...
- Morc****a esculenta (commonly known as common morel, morel, yellow morel, true morel, morel mushroom, and sponge morel) is a species of fungus in the...
- Talisia esculenta is a medium-sized tree native to the Amazon Basin, and is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia. The tree and fruit...
- Gyromitra esculenta /ˌdʒaɪroʊˈmaɪtrə ˌɛskjəˈlɛntə, ˌdʒɪrə-/ is an ascomycete fungus from the genus Gyromitra, widely distributed across Europe and North...
- Manihot esculenta, commonly called c****ava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native...
- Taro (/ˈtɑːroʊ, ˈtær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that...
- Ustilago esculenta is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae, a family of **** fungi. It is in the same genus as the fungi that cause corn ****, loose...
- The botanical name Cam****ia esculenta is a non-accepted name that may refer to two separate species of the genus Cam****ia; Cam****ia quamash subsp. quamash...
- Echinochloa esculenta or Echinochloa utilis is a type of millet originating from East Asia, and is part of the Poaceae family, making it a gr****. E. esculenta is...