Colocasia esculenta vs aroid

aroid vs Colocasia esculenta

Colocasia esculenta and aroid both are nouns.

Colocasia esculenta is not an adjective while aroid is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Colocasia esculenta	Yes	No	No	No
aroid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, aroid is a hypernym of Colocasia esculenta; that is, aroid is a word with a broader meaning than Colocasia esculenta:

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
aroid: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

Other hypernyms of Colocasia esculenta include arum.

Colocasia esculenta (noun)	aroid (noun)
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	any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe

Colocasia esculenta (adjective)	aroid (adjective)
	relating to a plant of the family Araceae

Difference between Colocasia esculenta and aroid

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