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Alocasia macrorrhiza

DEFINITIONS OF: Alocasia macrorrhiza

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n large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental

Synonyms:
giant taro
Type of:
alocasia, elephant ear, elephant's ear
any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
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