dasheen

NOUN
  1. tropical starchy tuberous root
  2. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
  3. herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
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How To Use dasheen In A Sentence

  • In Part III (38 mins., beginning the second videotape), he discusses corm-producing aroid species such as tanias, taros, eddoes and dasheens. Chapter 24
  • Main courses, including Ackee and prawns, Jerk Chicken, Kofta curry, and the house special of goat and lamb stew with couscous are complemented with traditional vegetables of amongst others; dasheens, okra and yams.
  • Dasheen (also called "eddo") is another "dryland" variety of C. esculenta grown for its edible corms or sometimes just as an ornamental plant. WN.com - Articles related to Thriving market: Zinn Park site attracts farmers, crafters for a third season
  • Most upland varieties (dasheen and eddoe) mature quicker than the paddy-grown taro, in 180 - 120 days versus 240 - 300 days. Chapter 9
  • Calaloo (a green, leafy vegetable that is served cooked) is sometimes combined with taro, dasheen, or tania leaves, okra, pumpkin, and crab to make a dish called calaloo and crab.
  • Hot water treatments are an effective way to control nematodes in dormant cormels of dasheen cultivars used for planting.
  • Her brother, sister and countless cousins and well-wishers showed up to show support and eat the cooked goat and chicken w/ rice and peas rice & gungo peas, dasheen and plantain. So Many Goats & No Sheep
  • The national dish, ‘oil down,’ is a stew-like concoction made in large quantities with local vegetables such as callalou, dasheen, breadfruit, green fig, and plantain.
  • Starches include various kinds of yams, dasheen, eddos, bananas and plantains, sweet potatoes, and breadfruit.
  • The next vegetable is a rather exotic one for me: Taro root, also known as dasheen. Archive 2007-06-01
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