elephant's ear

Noun

• 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

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  conacaste , Enterolobium cyclocarpa , alocasia , elephant ear