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dasheen

American  
[da-sheen] / dæˈʃin /

noun

  1. the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.


dasheen British  
/ dæˈʃiːn /

noun

  1. another name for taro

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dasheen

1895–1900; representing French de Chine of China


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Spiny lobsters stuffed with dasheen, a root vegetable similar to taro; braised conch with onions, peppers and garlic; and my personal favorite, stuffed trunkfish.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2015

The French estate-turned-resort, still a working plantation, is the brainchild of Eroline and Lyton Lamontagne, who cultivate cinnamon, tamarind, mangoes, dasheen, grapefruit, guava and most of what is served at their table.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2015

Greengrocers offer root vegetables the size of melons with names like dasheen and igname.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2012

Corn soup is thick and filling; so is the cow heel soup, usually brimming with ground vegetables like dasheen root, cassava and yam that have long been a staple here.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2011

The dasheen requires a rather warm climate for its growth.

From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by R. L. Alsaker

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