<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a plant, <em>Colocasia esculenta</em>, of the arum family, cultivated for its edible tuber, widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions, including the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand, India, and several Asian and African nations.</li><li>the edible tuber of <em>Colocasia esculenta</em>, a widely distributed tropical and subtropical plant of the arum family.</li></ul>