easily hurt, hypersensitive; a type of Alocasia

Kreemer 1931

oversexed (female)

Zorc 1969

sexual excitement or feeling

Zorc 1969

coarse plant with large leaves and thick trunk, producing edible stems and bulbs: Alocasia macrorrhiza

Mintz and Britanico 1985

an uncultivated aroid, Alocasia macrorrhiza, with very large leaves (leaves are used for a sort of umbrella, and for the roofing on temporary shelters; it is never eaten; the sap will cause a stinging itch on the skin; the leaf is sometimes placed on the head as a medicine for sores

Headland and Headland 1974

plant cultivated for its edible corms, member of the Araceae family, similar in appearance to the #bagyaŋ (Alocasia macrorrhiza, but smaller and growing in dry fields); great sexual desire; stimulate one's sexual desire; have sexual desire

Wolff 1972

libidinous, oversexed

Wolff 1972

aphrodisiac

Wolff 1972

kind of acrid, inedible taro: Alocasia indica

Topping, Ogo, and Dungca 1975

kind of taro with very large leaves and edible root

Manik 1977

an aroid associated with itchiness: Alocasia macrorrhiza

Richards 1981

a wild taro growing in forested areas: Araceae Alocasia heterophylla 〈presl.〉 Merr.

Batad

Lambrecht 1978

kind of wild taro which serves as food for the pigs

Lambrecht 1978

elephant's ear, Alocasia indica (Roxb.) Schott.. A coarse, erect, araceous plant with very large leaves, broadly ovate, up to 1.5 meters in length

Rubino 2000, Carro 1956

Elephant's ear, Alocasia indica (Roxb.) Schott.. Its sap is a contact poison

Vanoverbergh 1972

elephant ear: Alocasia sp. Araceous herbs with very large sagittate leaves

Vanoverbergh 1933

type of taro with very large leaves

Neumann 1951

wild taro with inedible tuber: Alocasia macrorrhiza; the cylindrical stalks contain a sap that causes itching

Cense 1979

large species of arum

Richardson 1885

an aroid, Alocasia spp., especially Alocasia indica. Associated with itchiness and used as a term of abuse = hot stuff, lascivious, harlot (in Brunei and Sarawak)

Wilkinson 1959

kind of inedible (poisonous) tuber

Dunnebier 1951

a plant resembling the #kujaŋ (#Malay #keladi, tuberous fruits); however the root is not bulbous, but elongated; its sap causes violent itching; not edible; the boiled root is applied as medicine to putrid wounds

Hardeland 1859

wild taro (makes mouth itchy); fish with black and yellow stripes (makes mouth itchy); easily aroused sexually

McManus and Josephs 1977

tree which resembles the #biha plant

Steller and Aebersold 1959

kind of taro plant

Steller and Aebersold 1959

type of taro which grows in dry places and causes itching: Alocasia indica

Goris 1938

a taro: Alocasia indica

Kähler 1961

elephant's ear, Alocasia macrorrhiza (Linn.) Schott.

Schlegel 1971, Reid p.c.

tuberous plant with large leaves resembling the #suhat (Colocasia esculenta); its roots are eaten

Warneck 1977

leaf used to wrap betel nut for chewing; plant sp.

Fey 1986

leaf used in rites (may be of various plants)

Ferrell 1982

wild taro: Alocasia macrorrhiza

Tona

Li 1977

wild taro: Alocasia macrorrhiza

Mantauran

Li 1977

giant taro: Alocasia macrorrhiza

Collins n.d.

kind of taro which causes strong itching

Sahidu 1978

wild taro

Devin 1989

a tuber which causes itching

Drabbe 1932

wild taro: Alocasia macrorrhiza

Verheijen 1977a

kind of tuberous water plant, yam; icon for a male person (Fox, J. 1993)

Jonker 1908

a variety of yam. It is edible, but care must be taken in cooking or it will irritate the mouth and tongue and cause swelling (a member of the Arum family)

Morris 1984

a tuber

Collins n.d.a.

large native tuber

Drabbe 1932b

taro

Walker 1990

taro

Bowden 2001