cocoyam (redirected from cocoyams)

co·co·yam  (kk-ym)

n.

See taro.

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[coco(a) + yam (from its being planted in coconut groves).]

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cocoyam [ˈkəʊkəʊˌjæm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two food plants of West Africa, the taro or the yantia, both of which have edible underground stems

2. (Cookery) the underground stem of either of these plants

[from cocoa + yam]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cocoyam - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants dasheen, eddo, taro Colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro - 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 root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	2.	cocoyam - tropical starchy tuberous root       edda, taro root, dasheen, taro root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers poi - Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment Colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro - 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