elephant's ear Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
    elephant ear; alocasia.
  2. noun tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
    Enterolobium cyclocarpa; conacaste.

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