dalo

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dalo
    n 1: 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}, {taro plant},
         {dalo}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia esculenta}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dalo \dalo\ n.
   a herb of the Pacific islands ({Colocasia esculenta}) grown
   throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate
   areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.

   Syn: taro, taro plant, dasheen, {Colocasia esculenta}.
        [WordNet 1.5]