Elephant ear may refer to:
* The ear of an
elephant
Plants
* Several genera in the family
Araceae (Arums)
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Alocasia'', genus of broad-leaved perennials in tropical & subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia
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Caladium'', ornamental plants with arrowhead-shaped leaves originally from South America
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Colocasia'' (taro), a genus of flowering plants native to tropical Polynesia and southeastern Asia
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Philodendron giganteum
''Philodendron giganteum'' is a species of plant in the Araceae family. It is found in the Caribbean and South America. Heinrich Wilhelm Schott first described it in 1856. ''P. giganteum'' is thermogenetic and emits a sweet odor.
References
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'', a species of plant found in the Caribbean and South America
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Xanthosoma'', a genus native to tropical America cultivated for their starchy corms
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Burdock
''Arctium'' is a genus of biennial plants commonly known as burdock, family Asteraceae. Native to Europe and Asia, several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Burdock's clinging properties, in addition to providing an excellent mecha ...
, a thistle in the genus ''Arctium''
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Bergenia crassifolia'' or other plants in genus ''Bergenia'', shade-loving flowering garden plant
Other uses
* Another name for one of several desserts, including a
palmier and
fried dough
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Gynandrocarpa placenta
''Gynandrocarpa'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.
Species within the genus ''Gynandrocarpa'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Gynandrocarpa'' Michaelsen, 1900 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; More ...
'', genus ''
Gynandrocarpa
''Gynandrocarpa'' is a genus of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.
Species within the genus ''Gynandrocarpa'' include:Sanamyan, K. (2015)''Gynandrocarpa'' Michaelsen, 1900 .In: Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Morei ...
'', a colonial ascidian, sea squirt, found off the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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Smoke deflectors on steam locomotives may be called "elephant ears" in US railway slang
See also
*
Elephant ear sponge (disambiguation)
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Elephant ear tree, ''Enterolobium cyclocarpum'' or ''Macaranga gigantea''
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