Colocasia

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; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Colocasieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Colocasia esculenta, Colocasia gigantea - 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
• Colocasia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Colocasia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colocasia (Pantheidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pantheidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Colocasia at USDA Plants database