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Meanings of elephant's ear in английском
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.
See moreUsage of elephant's ear in английском
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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.
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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.
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"Works just like an elephant's ear when the flies are thick," was the lad's somewhat inelegant comparison.