alocasia

/ (ˌæləˈkeɪʃə) /

noun

any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia See aroid

Word Origin for alocasia

New Latin from Greek kolokāsiā lotus root

Words nearby alocasia

almucantar, almuce, almug, alnico, aloadae, alocasia, alodium, aloe, aloe vera, aloes, aloeswood

Example sentences from the Web for alocasia

  • Edible but itchy root, grown as ornamental and wild: Alocasia macrorrhiza.

    A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan |John U. Wolff

  • A new plant, modelled like the Caladiums, the Alocasia Metallica, excited him even more.

    Against The Grain |Joris-Karl Huysmans

  • The alae replied: “It is in the leaf of the a-pe plant” (Alocasia macrorrhiza).

    Hawaiian Folk Tales |Various