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English noun: elephant's-foot

1. elephant's-foot (plant) South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


SynonymsDioscorea elephantipes, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant


Broader (hypernym)vine


Part holonymHottentot bread, Hottentot's bread


Member meronymDioscorea, genus Dioscorea

2. elephant's-foot (plant) any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Member meronymElephantopus, genus Elephantopus









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