elephant ear
English
Alternative forms
- elephants' ear
Etymology
From general resemblance in form
Noun
elephant ear (plural elephant ears)
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see elephant, ear.
- A flat, crisp, sugared pastry (similar to funnel cake)
- Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
- A taro plant.
- Caladium.