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elephant's ear

noun

Definition of ELEPHANT'S EAR

:  any of several large-leaved plants of the arum family: as
a :  taro
b :  any of a genus (Alocasia) of tropical Asian perennial herbs cultivated as ornamentals for their large heavily veined basal leaves
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First Known Use of ELEPHANT'S EAR

1866

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