Cocoyam
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Cocoyam can mean:
  • Taro
    Taro
    Taro is a common name for the corms and tubers of several plants in the family Araceae . Of these, Colocasia esculenta is the most widely cultivated, and is the subject of this article. More specifically, this article describes the 'dasheen' form of taro; another variety is called eddoe.Taro is...

     (Colocasia esculenta) - old cocoyam
  • Malanga
    Xanthosoma
    Xanthosoma is a genus of about 50 species of tropical and sub-tropical arums in the flowering plant family, Araceae, all native to tropical America...

    (Xanthosoma spp.) - new cocoyam
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