elephant'sfoot
ə noun, plural el·e·phant's-foots.
a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber.
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| elephant's-foot or elephant foot | |
| —n | |
| a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae | |
| elephant foot or elephant foot | |
| —n | |
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