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Significados de conacaste en inglés

Tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber.

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Examples for "elephant's ear"
Examples for "elephant's ear"
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The scabbards were strengthened by an extra covering, formed of the skin of the elephant's ear.
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the ...
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The fifth was a very tall man, and he chanced to take hold of the elephant's ear.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
3
This is of a rounder shape than those of the palm, it is an elephant's ear among the foliage.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
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In the centre of the circle was the chief dancer, who wore, suspended from his shoulders, an immense drum, also covered with the elephant's ear.
The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of...
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"Works just like an elephant's ear when the flies are thick," was the lad's somewhat inelegant comparison.
The Circus Boys Across the Continent; Or, Winning New Laurels on...