elephant ear
[ el-uh-fuhnt eer ]
noun
Also elephant's-ear . any of various plants with very large, sturdy leaves shaped somewhat like an elephant’s ear in shape, especially a plant of the arum family (Aracea), including caladium, malanga, and taro.
Cooking.
a large, flat, sugared pastry made from fried dough, somewhat resembling an elephant's ear.
Origin of elephant ear
1First recorded in 1865–70 for def. 1
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How to use elephant ear in a sentence
The hare then seized hold of the elephants ear, made him roar, and seemed perfectly master of his prey, and busy at his work.
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