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noun

A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.

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Meanings

nouneddo (plural eddoes)

plural eddoes · alternative eddoe

  1. A plant (Colocasia esculenta, but often identified as Colocasia antiquorum, among numerous other synonyms), which is usually considered a variety of C. esculenta, with edible starchy tubers.
  2. The tubers of this plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounedible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Similar
tarococoyamdasheen
Broader
root
Also see
cocoyamdasheentaro

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a West African language.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eddo

meadowEdoTewahedo
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Anagrams

dedo
Cite this entry
APA

eddo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eddo

MLA

“eddo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eddo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eddo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eddo.

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