Colocasia

See also: colocasia

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin colocāsia, from Ancient Greek κολοκασία (kolokasía, “rhizome of the Egyptian water-lily”).

Proper noun

Colocasia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface and large to very large leaves, such as taro.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Pantheidae – certain moths.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Araceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Colocasieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Colocasia esculenta,  - selected species. For other species see Colocasia (Araceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Colocasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Further reading

• Colocasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colocasia (Araceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Colocasia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Colocasia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colocasia (Pantheidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pantheidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Colocasia at USDA Plants database