קוֹלְקָס, colcas, colocasia, an edible root of the Egyptian bean (v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Colocasia). Y. Peah I, 16ᶜ bot. [read.] ק׳ כירק למעשרות וכ׳ colocasia is treated as greens (יֶרֶק) as regards tithes &c.; Y. Ned. VII, beg. 40ᵇ. Y. Pes. IV, 31ᵃ. Tosef. Maasr. III, 14; Maasr. V, 8 קרְקָס (Bart. קוּרְקָס; Y. ed. קריקם, corr. acc.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 8); Y. ib. 52ᵃ bot. קריקם.