Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
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 "alocasia "
Examples for "alocasia "
1 Spur wore a palm leaf the size of an elephant ear .
2 We wandered around and ate elephant ears and saltwater taffy and lemon shakeups, all of that festival stuff.
3 My next comment was cut off as I threw the elevator switch and the elephant ears flapped above me.
4 The corn meal after being mixed was wrapped in tannion leaves ( elephant ears ) and placed in hot coals.
5 It seemed to him that the huge elephant ears lifted their dew-weighted leaves and shook themselves in the gentle wind.
1 The scabbards were strengthened by an extra covering, formed of the skin of the elephant 's ear .
2 The fifth was a very tall man, and he chanced to take hold of the elephant 's ear .
3 This is of a rounder shape than those of the palm, it is an elephant 's ear among the foliage.
4 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 .
5 "Works just like an elephant 's ear when the flies are thick," was the lad's somewhat inelegant comparison.
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