colocasia esculente

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Colocasia \Colocasia\ n.
   a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family,
   of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the
   {taro} ({Colocasia esculente}).

   Syn: genus {Colocasia}.
        [WordNet 1.5]