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elephant ear

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elephant ear

–noun
a large, flat, sugared pastry somewhat resembling an elephant's ear in shape.

Origin:
1905–10, for an earlier sense

el⋅e⋅phant's-ear

[el-uh-fuhnts-eer]
–noun
the taro.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
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elephant ear

noun
any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries [syn: alocasia
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