Colocasia esculenta vs taro plant

Colocasia esculenta and taro plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Colocasia esculenta	Yes	No	No	No
taro plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Colocasia esculenta and taro plant are synonyms defined as:

Colocasia esculenta and taro plant: 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

Other synonyms of Colocasia esculenta include dalo, dasheen, taro.

Colocasia esculenta (noun)	taro plant (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	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