elephant ear
Americannoun
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Also elephant'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.
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Cooking.
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a large, flat, sugared pastry made from fried dough, somewhat resembling an elephant's ear.
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Etymology
Origin of elephant ear
First recorded in 1865–70 elephant ear for def. 1
Example Sentences
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One more thing that makes it great to be here: eating an elephant ear.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
They have very specific things I need for Vietnamese cooking, like fish sauce, noodles and herbs, like rice paddy herb, elephant ear plant and Vietnamese coriander.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
They planted these with color: hebe shrubs of varying leaf colors, grasses, echinacea and elephant ear plants, which display oversize, arrow-shaped leaves.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
The restaurant serves really good versions of the grilled pork noodles President Obama shared with Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi; sautéed clams with spongy sliced elephant ear stem; and the coconut-sweetened mini-crepes called bánh khot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2017
A ditch full of elephant ear plants and soggy grass.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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