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elephant's-foot

[ el-uh-fuhnts-foot ]

noun

, plural el·e·phant's-foots.
  1. a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber.


elephant's-foot

noun

  1. a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae


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Word History and Origins

Origin of elephant's-foot1

First recorded in 1810–20

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