Taro Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Africa ...

(''Colocasia esculenta'') is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms. Taro may also refer to:

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Alocasia macrorrhizos ''Alocasia macrorrhizos'' is a species of flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae) that it is native to rainforests of Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland and has long been cultivated in South Asia, the Philippines, many Paci ...

'', giant taro * ''

Cyrtosperma merkusii ''Cyrtosperma merkusii'' or giant swamp taro, is a crop grown throughout Oceania and into South and Southeast Asia. It is a riverine and "swamp crop" similar to taro, but "with bigger leaves and larger, coarser roots." There are no demonstrably ...

'', swamp taro *''

Xanthosoma sagittifolium ''Xanthosoma sagittifolium'', the arrowleaf elephant ear, arrowleaf elephant's ear, malanga or American taro, is a species of tropical flowering plant in the genus ''Xanthosoma'', which produces an edible, starchy corm. Cultivars with purple stem ...

'', blue taro

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Taro (river) The Taro (Latin ''Tarus'') is a river in Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy. It is a tributary of the Po and is long. It flows almost entirely in the province of Parma, west of the city Parma. The Taro flows into the Po near Gramignazzo, a fraz ...

, a river in northern Italy *

Taro (department) Taro was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Taro river. It was formed in 1808, when the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla was annexed by France under the Treaty of Lunéville. Its capital wa ...

, a former administrative division of the First French Empire in present Italy, named after the Taro River *

Tarō, Iwate was a town located in Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture in Japan. Today it is part of the city of Miyako. History The village of Tarō was created on April 1, 1889, within Higashihei District with the establishment of the municipality system ...

, Japan (田老町), former town in Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture (now part of Miyako) *

Taro Island Taro Island is a small island in Solomon Islands with 507 inhabitants. It is the capital of Choiseul Province and is located in Choiseul Bay off the northwest coast. Taro Island is home to the Choiseul Bay Airport, served by Solomon Airlines wit ...

, community in the Solomon Islands, capital of Choiseul Province * Tarou, Dominica, a small village in western

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

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Tarō (given name) , is a stand-alone masculine Japanese given name or a common name suffix (literally meaning "eldest son"). Tarō can also be used as a surname, but the etymology and kanji are different. Possible writings The name Taro can have many different mean ...

, a Japanese name *

David Taro David Taro is a Solomon Islands soccer defender. He usually played as a right back. He was part of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He played for Honiara Rangers F.C. from 2007 to 2010; and for Hekari United F.C., based in Port Moresby, Papua ...

(born 1984), Solomon Islands soccer defender *

Gerda Taro Gerta Pohorylle (1 August 1910 – 26 July 1937), known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German Jewish war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War. She is regarded as the first woman photojournalist to have died while covering the ...

(1910–1937), German war photographer *

Volkswagen Taro The Volkswagen Taro 1 tonne pickup truck was introduced in January 1989 by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to complement the half tonne Caddy pickup / panel van ranges, and the 1 tonne Transporter van and chassis cab ranges. The na ...

, a pickup truck, rebadge of the Toyota Hilux *''

Ultraman Taro ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman (character), Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman (1966 ...

'', a 1973 television series *

48 Infantry Division Taro 48 may refer to: * 48 (number) * one of the years 48 BC, AD 48, 1948, 2048 * ''48'' (novel) * 48'' (magazine) * "48", a song by Tyler, the Creator from the album ''Wolf'' * 48, a phone network brand of Three Ireland * "Forty Eight", a song by ...

, an Italian infantry division of World War II *"Taro", a song by the British band alt-J from the 2012 album ''

An Awesome Wave ''An Awesome Wave'' is the debut album by English indie rock band alt-J, released on 25 May 2012 through Infectious. The album includes the singles "Matilda"/"Fitzpleasure", " Breezeblocks" and "Tessellate". It peaked at number thirteen on the U ...

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Taro Pharmaceuticals Taro Pharmaceutical Industries is an Israeli research-based pharmaceutical manufacturer publicly listed in the New York Stock Exchange. The company has more than 180 of its own drugs sold all over the world, reaching the markets of over 25 countr ...

, a pharmaceutical manufacturer *

Territorial Army Reserve of Officers A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

, former name of the U.K. Army Reserve *The monetary unit in the online game '' Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall'' * Taro, a dog that survived a winter in Antarctica; see

Taro and Jiro Taro (タロ; 1955–1970) and Jiro (ジロ; 1955–1960) were two Sakhalin Huskies which survived for eleven months in Antarctica after being left behind by the 1958 Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. Due to poor weather conditions, the exp ...

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