cocoyam
cocoyam · cocoyams
Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel
New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of…New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
Meaning
2 sensesNew cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel
Translations
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By meaning 1
old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta:
Origin
From coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. NewFrom coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.
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