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elephant's-foot
elephant's-foot or elephant footn (Plants) a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family DioscoreaceaeThesaurus| Noun | 1.elephant's-foot - South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured barkDioscorea elephantipes, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plantDioscorea, genus Dioscorea - yamsHottentot bread, Hottentot's bread - thick edible rootstock of elephant's-footvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | | 2.elephant's-foot - any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; AmericaElephantopus, genus Elephantopus - perennial American herbherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
elephant's-foot
elephant's-foot: see yamyam,
common name for some members of the Dioscoreaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical climbing herbs or shrubs with starchy rhizomes often cultivated for food. The largest genus, Dioscorea, is commercially important in East Asia and in tropical America.
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Synonyms for elephant's-footnoun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured barkSynonyms- Dioscorea elephantipes
- Hottentot bread vine
- Hottentot's bread vine
- tortoise plant
Related Words- Dioscorea
- genus Dioscorea
- Hottentot bread
- Hottentot's bread
- vine
noun any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowersRelated Words- Elephantopus
- genus Elephantopus
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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