COLOCASIA

(Lat.), n. f. Ko2l-o(oa)-ka(ka3)'si2-a3. Gr., itpAoKacria. Fr., colocasie. Of Schott, a genus of the tribe Colocasiece, order Aroidece. The fruits are berries enveloped by the tube of the COLOCASIA ANTI QUORUM, VAR. ESCULENT A. [A, 327.] spathe, and consist of small oblong grains with a juicy epiderm. Some of the species are herbs with a tuberous root and have fragrant flowers. [B. 42 (a, 24).] C. acris [Schott]. A variety of C. anti quorum. [B, 216.]- C. aethiopica [KunthJ. The Richard i a E, he; E*. ell; G, go; I, die; I, in; N, in; N*, tank; [s. 350]