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

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.
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

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