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dasheen

[ da-sheen ]

noun

  1. the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.


dasheen

/ dæˈʃiːn /

noun

  1. another name for taro
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dasheen1

1895–1900; representing French de Chine of China
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dasheen1

C19: perhaps changed from French ( chou ) de Chine (cabbage) of China

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