elephant ear
noun
a large, flat, sugared pastry somewhat resembling an elephant's ear in shape.
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Origin of elephant ear
1905–10, for an earlier sense
Words nearby elephant ear
eleoptene, elepaio, elephant, elephant bird, elephant butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephant man's disease
Definition for elephant ear (2 of 2)
elephant's-ear
[ el-uh-fuh nts-eer ]
/ ˈɛl ə fəntsˌɪər /
noun
the taro.
Origin of elephant's-ear
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example sentences from the Web for elephant ear
Smilisca baudini seeks daytime retreats in bromeliads, elephant-ear plants (Xanthosoma), and beneath bark or in holes in trees.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. DuellmanIn the daytime individuals were found in the axils of leaves of the elephant-ear plants (Xanthosoma).
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. DuellmanShe wears a red- bordered sari, and stands near an elephant-ear plant.'
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
British Dictionary definitions for elephant ear
elephant's-ear
noun
any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubersSee also taro
any of various cultivated begonias with large showy leaves
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