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  • noun Plural form of taro.

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Examples

  • The two types of C. esculenta are frequently referred to as separate species in the literature, C. antiquorum and C. esculenta, but it is more generally accepted that the taros are a polymorphic species, C. esculenta, and under this classification the eddoe is C. esculenta var. antiquorum (syn.

    Chapter 32 1987

  • Kung ang Diyos ay pinaghahanap sa amin upang sundin ang sampung utos walang taros, ito ay may nakasulat na ang mga ito sa ang buwan.

    ideonexus.com »2006» Enero 2006

  • Kami ay isang hakbang mula sa nasusunog down sa aming mga bahay at murdering-isa sa isang walang taros pagsasakatuparan ng self-utang na loob.

    ideonexus.com »2,005» Enero 2005

  • There only remained the scented taros, so that picking again a mandatory arrow, he ascertained who would go and carry away the taros: whereupon a very puny and very delicate rat was heard to assent.

    Hung Lou Meng 2003

  • ‘I would like,’ he said, ‘to go and steal the scented taros.’

    Hung Lou Meng 2003

  • Yams commonly require 8-11 months to maturity; taros and tannias 10 months to a year.

    Chapter 24 1996

  • In Part III (38 mins., beginning the second videotape), he discusses corm-producing aroid species such as tanias, taros, eddoes and dasheens.

    Chapter 24 1996

  • And a black lamb and a black cock for Tar-taros; I pledged those last night.

    Nightside The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1993

  • Soil - taros are grown on a wide range of soil types, but the best results are obtained on deep, well-drained, friable loams, particularly alluvial loams, with a high water-table; a pH of 5. 5-6.5 is reported to be best.

    Chapter 32 1987

  • In recent years production of tannias has tended to increase, particularly in parts of West Africa, because of their greater resistance to Phytophthora blight compared to taros, and because less exacting conditions are required for their cultivation.

    Chapter 31 1987

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