The Clue
Poi plant (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TARO
Tags
Notes
The answer TARO is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
An arum
Dasheen
Arum plant
Elephant's-ear
Hawaiian staple
Hawaiian tuber
Pacific aroid
Pacific root
Poi, essentially
Poi ingredient
Poi root
Poi source
Relative of a potato
Source of poi
Starch source
Starchy plant
Starchy root
Starchy rootstock
Start of poi
Tropical plant
Pacific island staple
Plant of the arum family
Plant with an edible root
South Sea staple
South Seas staple
Starchy edible root
Starchy tropical foodstuff
Starchy tropical root
Whence poi comes
Plant grown in field ponds
Definition
TARO as a noun:
1. (taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo) = edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
2. (taro, taro plant, dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta) = 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
3. (taro, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, edda) = tropical starchy tuberous root