(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) any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers, Syn.tarot
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
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 tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F.; cf. It. tarocco. ] 1. A game of cards; -- called also taroc. Hoyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. any of a set of 22 playing cards which bear allegorical images representing various objects or influences affecting human life, and widely used in fortunetelling; they are also used as trumps in the game of taroc. Various images are used by different artists to represent the themes of each card. [ PJC ]
[Tài lǔ gé, ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄨˇ ㄍㄜˊ, 太鲁阁 / 太魯閣] Taroko gorge national park in Hualien county, Taiwan; Taroko, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan [Add to Longdo]
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