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elephant's-foot

[el-uh-fuhnts-foot]

noun

plural

elephant's-foots 

  1. a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber.

elephant's-foot

noun

  1. a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elephant's-foot1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Elephant's-foot, the popular name of Testudinaria elephantipes, a plant of the nat. ord.

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ELEPHANT’S-FOOT, the popular name for the plant Testudinaria elephantipes, a native of the Cape of Good Hope.

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