noun · femininefirst declension
colocāsia
colocāsia f (genitive colocāsiae)
Classical[kɔ.ɫɔˈkaː.si.a]Ecclesiastical[ko.loˈkaː.s̬i.a]
Meaning
- Nelumbo spp., sacred lotus
- Colocasia spp., taro, eddo
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | colocāsia | colocāsiae |
| genitive | colocāsiae | colocāsiārum |
| dative | colocāsiae | colocāsiīs |
| accusative | colocāsiam | colocāsiās |
| ablative | colocāsiā | colocāsiīs |
| vocative | colocāsia | colocāsiae |
cŏlŏcāsĭa, ae, f. (plur.: cŏlŏcāsĭa, ōrum, n., * Verg. E. 4, 20; Mart. 8, 33, 13), = κολοκασία or κολοκάσιον,
I. an Egyptian bean; a magnificent plant of the lily kind, growing in the lakes and marshes of Egypt, whose beans, roots, and even the stalks and stems, were considered as luxuries, and from its large leaves drinking-cups (ciboria) were made, Plin. 21, 15, 51, § 87; Col. 8, 15, 4; Pall. Febr. 24, 14; id. Apr. 3, 5; cf. Voss ad Verg. l. l. (The colocasia of Virgil is supposed to be the Arum colocasia of Linnæus. Pliny appears to confound this with the Nymphaea lotos of Linn.)
Origins
From Ancient Greek κολοκασία (kolokasía), κολοκάσιον (kolokásion). Of uncertain Asiatic origin shared with Mishnaic Hebrew קולקס, קרקס (“taro”) and Arabic قُلْقَاس (qulqās, “taro”).