"Taro (/\u02C8ta\u02D0ro\u028A/, US /\u02C8t\u00E6ro\u028A/) is a common name for several plants in the Araceae family which are used as vegetables for their corms (thickened underground stems), leaves, and leaf-stems (petioles).Of these, Colocasia esculenta is the most widely cultivated, and the way it is used is discussed here."@en . . . .