| NOUN | plant | elephant's ear, alocasia, elephant ear | any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries |
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| plant | elephant's ear, conacaste, Enterolobium cyclocarpa | tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits |
| Meaning | Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries. | |
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| Synonyms | alocasia, elephant ear | |
| Member of | genus Alocasia | Tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix |
| Narrower | giant taro, Alocasia macrorrhiza | large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves |
| Broader | arum, aroid | Any plant of the family Araceae |
| Spanish | alocasia | |
| Catalan | alocàsia | |
| Meaning | Tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber. | |
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| Synonyms | conacaste, Enterolobium cyclocarpa | |
| Member of | Enterolobium, genus Enterolobium | small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Spanish | conacaste | |
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