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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
1905–10, for an earlier sense
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Elephant-ear
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| elephant's-ear | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also taro 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 tubers |
| 2. | any of various cultivated begonias with large showy leaves |
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