elephant ear

English

Alternative forms

• elephants' ear

Etymology

From general resemblance in form

Noun

elephant ear (plural elephant ears)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant,‎ ear.
2. A flat, crisp, sugared pastry (similar to funnel cake).
3. Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
   1. A taro plant, of genera Alocasia, Colocasia, or Xanthosoma.
   2. Caladium.
4. Burdock (Arctium spp.).
5. Any bergenia, esp. of species ,

Derived terms

• elephant-ear fern ()
• elephant-ear sponge ()
• elephant ear tree ( or )