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elephant ear

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Noun1.elephant earelephant ear - any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
alocasia, elephant's ear
aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
genus Alocasia - tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix
Alocasia macrorrhiza, giant taro - large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental


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In his own pond, Esten is partial to containerized water lilies (Nymphaea) and lotus (Nelumbo), as well as giant taro or elephant ear (Alocasia macrorrhizos) and the yellow sweet flag iris (Iris pseudacorus).
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Elephant ear impellers on axial flow machines should be replaced when wear at the leading edges reaches the mounting bolts.
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