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taros

/ˈtæroʊz/ /ˈtɛəroʊz/

Meanings
noun
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.

Examples :

"My grandmother grows taros in her garden, and we use the starchy corms to make a traditional pudding. "
food vegetable plant agriculture

Related Words

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grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

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several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

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primarily adverb

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/

(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

"My brother is primarily a student; he spends most of his time studying. "

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different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

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slightly adverb

/ˈslaɪtli/

Slenderly; delicately.

"He was slightly built, but tall."

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selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

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species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

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pudding noun

/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

"For dessert, my grandmother made a delicious custard pudding. "

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resembles verb

/rɪˈzɛmbəlz/ /riˈzɛmbəlz/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

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traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

A person with traditional beliefs.

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

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distantly adverb

/ˈdɪstəntli/ /ˈdɪstn̩tli/

At a distance.

"The horizon was distantly visible in the grey light of dawn."

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starchy adjective

/ˈstɑːrtʃi/ /ˈstɑːrtʃiː/

Of or pertaining to starch.

"The mashed potatoes were quite starchy. "