Taro (disambiguation)
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Taro
is any of several tropical plants used as root vegetables:
Taro may also refer to:
Taro
Taro is a common name for the corms and tubers of several plants in the family Araceae . Of these, Colocasia esculenta is the most widely cultivated, and is the subject of this article. More specifically, this article describes the 'dasheen' form of taro; another variety is called eddoe.Taro is...
is any of several tropical plants used as root vegetables:
- Most commonly, Colocasia esculentaColocasia esculentaColocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables whose many names include Taro and Eddoe. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants.-Description:Rhizomes of different shapes and sizes...
- AlocasiaAlocasiaAlocasia is a genus of broad-leaved rhizomatous or tuberous perennials from the Family Araceae. There are 78 species of Alocasia occurring in Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia and widely cultivated in Oceania and South America. The large cordate or sagittate leaves grow to a length...
species, especially Alocasia macrorrhizosAlocasia macrorrhizosAlocasia macrorrhizos is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae, that it is native to rainforests from Malaysia to Queensland and has long been cultivated on many Pacific islands and elsewhere in the tropics...
(giant taro) - Cyrtosperma merkusii (swamp taro)
- Xanthosoma sagittifoliumXanthosoma sagittifoliumXanthosoma sagittifolium, the arrowleaf elephant ear or arrowleaf elephant's ear, is a species of tropical flowering plant in the genus Xanthosoma, which produces an edible, starchy tuber.-Cuisine and reforestation:...
Taro may also refer to:
Places
- Taro RiverTaro RiverThe Taro is a 126 km-long river in northern Italy, tributary to the Po River. It flows almost entirely in the province of Parma, west of the city Parma. The Taro flows into the Po River north of Parma....
in northern Italy - Taro (department), a former administrative division of the First French Empire in present Italy, named after the Taro River
- Tarō, IwateTaro, Iwatewas a town located in Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan.On June 6, 2005 Tarō, along with the village of Niisato, was merged into the expanded city of Miyako and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, Japan (田老町), former town in Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture (now part of Miyako) - Taro IslandTaro IslandTaro Island is a small island in the Solomon Islands with 507 inhabitants, capital of Choiseul Province and is located in Choiseul Bay off the northwest coast....
, community in the Solomon Islands, capital of Choiseul Province - Tarou, Dominica, a small village in western DominicaDominicaDominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
Other uses
- Taro (given name)Taro (given name)Tarō is a stand-alone Japanese given name or a common name suffix for males .People named Tarō include:*Akebono Tarō , retired sumo wrestler from Hawaii*Asashio Tarō IV , retired sumo wrestler...
, a Japanese male given name - Volkswagen TaroVolkswagen TaroIn January 1989, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles introduced a 1 tonne pickup truck, called the Volkswagen Taro, to complement the half tonne Caddy pickup / panel van ranges, and the 1 tonne Transporter van and chassis cab ranges....
, a Volkswagen rebadge of the Toyota Hilux in Europe - Taro (snack) , a brand of dried fish snack popular in Thailand
- Taro, the monetary unit in the online game Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFallCartoon Network Universe: FusionFallCartoon Network Universe: FusionFall is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Cartoon Network and Grigon Entertainment. FusionFall uses the Unity engine as its client technology basis....
- Ultraman TaroUltraman Tarois the 6th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, this series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 6, 1973 to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes....
, a 1973 tokusatsu film - 48 Infantry Division Taro48 Infantry Division TaroThe 48 Infantry Division Taro was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Taro Division was part of the Italian II Corps that took part in the Battle of Greece and the Invasion of Yugoslavia. It remained in Yugoslavia as an occupation force in Montenegro and after July...
an Italian infantry division of World War II