elephantfoot

el·e·phant's-foot

[el-uh-fuhnts-foot]
noun, plural el·e·phant's-foots.
a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber.


Origin:
1810–20

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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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