genus colocasia

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   small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

   SynonymsColocasia

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofAraceae

Questions about genus colocasia

What does genus colocasia mean?

genus colocasia means "small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro".

What is another word for genus colocasia?

Close synonyms include Colocasia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus colocasia a common word?

genus colocasia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.