elephant ear


noun

a large, flat, sugared pastry somewhat resembling an elephant's ear in shape.

Origin of elephant ear

1905–10, for an earlier sense

Definition for elephant ear (2 of 2)

elephant's-ear
[ el-uh-fuh nts-eer ]
/ ˈɛl ə fəntsˌɪər /

noun

the taro.

Origin of elephant's-ear

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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British Dictionary definitions for elephant ear

elephant's-ear

noun

any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers See also taro
any of various cultivated begonias with large showy leaves