/ Dictionary / Index D dasheen: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: da•sheen Pronunciation: (da-shēn'), [key] — n. the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dasheen (Thesaurus) dashed dasher Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language