NOUN | plant | elephant ear, alocasia, elephant's ear | any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries |
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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's 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 |
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