HyperDic: alocasia

English > 1 sense of the word alocasia:
NOUNplantalocasia, elephant's ear, elephant earany plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
English > alocasia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
Synonymselephant's ear, elephant ear
Member ofgenus AlocasiaTropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix
Narrowergiant taro, Alocasia macrorrhizalarge evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves
Broaderarum, aroidAny plant of the family Araceae
Spanishalocasia
Catalanalocàsia

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