Alocasia macrorrhiza
- noun
- Specialized
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alocasia macrorriza
- Farmers in Southeast Asia cultivate Alocasia macrorrhiza for its edible shoots and rhizomes.
Examples
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The garden featured several Alocasia macrorrhiza plants with their impressive, elephant-ear-like leaves.
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Many gardeners appreciate the Alocasia macrorrhiza for its unique appearance.
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As an ornamental, Alocasia macrorrhiza stands out in tropical landscape designs.
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The garden featured a stunning Alocasia macrorrhiza plant.
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Farmers in Southeast Asia cultivate Alocasia macrorrhiza for its edible shoots and rhizomes.
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As an ornamental, Alocasia macrorrhiza stands out in tropical landscape designs.
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The garden featured several Alocasia macrorrhiza plants with their impressive, elephant-ear-like leaves.
Synonyms
A large tropical plant with very big leaves grown for its edible underground stem
A tropical plant with large, glossy leaves that people often grow for decoration
A tropical plant with large arrow shaped leaves and a visible flower stem
Surface Forms
Morphology
alocasia + macrorrhiza
This is a Latin binomial (genus + species): 'Alocasia' signals a plant genus and the epithet 'macrorrhiza' is analyzable into Greek roots (macro-/macr- “large” + rhiz- “root”), yielding a literal sense of “large-rooted.” However, 'macrorrhiza' is not a common English word and interpreting it requires knowledge of classical roots and botanical naming, so a B1 learner would get a partial clue but likely not fully derive the precise meaning without extra knowledge.
Etymology
Alocasia macrorrhiza may come from the genus name Alocasia plus the Greek words makros and rhiza, which mean 'large' and 'root'. The image of a 'large root' fits the plant because it has a big, edible underground stem, so the name helps you remember its large food-bearing root.
