| NOUN | plant | elephant's-foot, tortoise plant, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, Dioscorea elephantipes | South African vine having a massive rootstock / rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark |
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| plant | elephant's-foot | any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers |
| Meaning | South African vine having a massive rootstock / rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark. | |
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| Synonyms | tortoise plant, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, Dioscorea elephantipes | |
| Member of | Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea | yams |
| Parts | Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread | Thick edible rootstock / rootstock of elephant's-foot |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Meaning | Any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America. | |
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| Member of | Elephantopus, genus Elephantopus | perennial American herb |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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