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2. Taro - Wikipedia

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   Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms , leaves, stems and petioles .

3. Colocasia - Wikipedia

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   The names elephant-ear and cocoyam are also used for some other large-leaved genera in the Araceae, notably Xanthosoma and Caladium. The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek word kolokasion, which in Greek, botanist Dioscorides (1st century AD) may have inferred the edible roots of both Colocasia esculenta and Nelumbo nucifera.

4. Caladium - Wikipedia

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   Caladium / k ə ˈ l eɪ d i əm / [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae.They are often known by the common name elephant ear (which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma), heart of Jesus, [3] and angel wings.

5. Elephant ear - Wikipedia

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   Colocasia (taro), a genus of flowering plants native to tropical Polynesia and southeastern Asia Philodendron giganteum , a species of plant found in the Caribbean and South America Xanthosoma , a genus native to tropical America cultivated for their starchy corms

6. Xanthosoma sagittifolium - Wikipedia

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   X. sagittifolium is often confused with the related plant Colocasia esculenta , which looks very similar and is also used in a similar way. Both plants are often collectively named Cocoyam. [4] Common names for X. sagittifolium include tannia, new cocoyam, arrowleaf elephant's ear, American taro, yautía, malanga, [5] [6] and uncucha. [7]

7. Why Elephants Have Big Ears: The Secret to Staying Cool

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   Elephant ears are designed to keep the body cool. The ears’ large size also gives elephants remarkable hearing. Researchers think the large outer ear may help direct sounds to the inner ear ...