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elephant ear
[ el-uh-fuhnt eer ]
/ ˈɛl ə fənt ˌɪər /
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noun
Also el·e·phant's-ear . any of various plants with very large, sturdy leaves shaped somewhat like an elephant’s ear in shape, especially a plant of the arum family (Aracea), including caladium, malanga, and taro.
Cooking.
- a large, flat, sugared pastry made from fried dough, somewhat resembling an elephant's ear.
- palmier.
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Origin of elephant ear
First recorded in 1865–70 for def. 1
Words nearby elephant ear
eleoptene, elepaio, elephant, elephant bird, Elephant Butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis
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