Dasheen
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
polysemousWordset Dictionary
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
tropical starchy tuberous root
Wordset Dictionary
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- taro
- plural
- Dasheens
- possessive
- Dasheen's
- pluralpossessive
- Dasheens'