Root vegetable with purple flecks Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
2. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VEGETABLE (noun)
1. edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
2. any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
PURPLE (noun)
1. a purple color or pigment
2. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
PURPLE (adjective)
1. of a color intermediate between red and blue
2. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
PURPLE (verb)
1. color purple
2. become purple

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
RATO

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