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elephant's-foot

Pronunciation:  'elufunts fût

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America
  2. [n]  South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
 
 Synonyms: Dioscorea elephantipes, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant
 
 See Also: Dioscorea, Elephantopus, genus Dioscorea, genus Elephantopus, herb, herbaceous plant, Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread, vine

 

 

 

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