Elephant ear
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, ear.
- 2 any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries wordnet
- 3 A funnel cake.
- 4 A flat, crisp, sugared pastry made of fried dough.
- 5 A palmier.
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- 6 Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.; A taro plant, of genera Alocasia, Colocasia, or Xanthosoma.
- 7 Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.; Caladium.
- 8 Burdock (Arctium spp.).
- 9 Any bergenia, esp. of species Bergenia crassifolia,
- 10 Gynandrocarpa placenta
- 11 A section of aileron that protrudes beyond the wing. slang
"It did not have the “elephant ears” on the ailerons like the earlier Waco Model 9."
- 12 A reinforcing disk on a missile. slang
Example
More examples"It did not have the “elephant ears” on the ailerons like the earlier Waco Model 9."
Etymology
From general resemblance in form.