The Clue
Starch sources (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TAROS
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Notes
The answer TAROS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
Related Clues
Island roots
Pacific aroids
Pacific tubers
Poi ingredients
Poi makings
Poi sources
Sources of starch
Starchy plants
Starchy roots
Starchy tubers
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Tropical roots
Tropical tubers
Hawaiian staple vegetables
Poi-producing plants
Roots used in poi
Some Polynesian plants
Tropical food plants
Plants used to make poi
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