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Значения термина elephant ear на английском

каталонский
alocàsia
испанский
alocasia

Any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.

alocàsia
Синонимы
Examples for "alocasia"
Examples for "alocasia"
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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 ...
2
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
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.
The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of...
5
"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...
Использование термина elephant ear на английском
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Spur wore a palm leaf the size of an elephant ear.
Pasta Imperfect
2
We wandered around and ate elephant ears and saltwater taffy and lemon shakeups, all of that festival stuff.
John Dies at the End
3
My next comment was cut off as I threw the elevator switch and the elephant ears flapped above me.
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
4
The corn meal after being mixed was wrapped in tannion leaves ( elephant ears) and placed in hot coals.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
5
It seemed to him that the huge elephant ears lifted their dew-weighted leaves and shook themselves in the gentle wind.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy / A Book for Young a...
6
He was sure it was whatshisname who wrote, "when I was young I thought lasagna was made from elephant ears".
The Guardian
7
Tattooed on the thighs of both his legs were huge elephant ears that gave the man's penis the appearance of the animal's trunk.
Riding rockets
8
So they followed him across the slope, among flat glossy elephant ears that grew against the larger trees, across a carpet of strange ferns.
All souls' rising
Translations for elephant ear
каталонский
alocàsia
испанский
alocasia