Elephant ear

Elephant ear

Besides its literal meaning (the ear of an elephant), elephant ear can mean:

* Several related genera in the family Araceae of plants with large, thick leaves:
** "Alocasia"
** "Caladium"
** "Colocasia" (taro)
** "Xanthosoma"
** the immature (first year) form of the biennial plant, burdock.
* Elephant ear (doughnut) — sold at carnivals in the US and Canada
** Alternatively fried bread disks covered with nuts and a thick, sticky, sugary substance.
** Elephant ears are similar to, but not the same as funnel cakes.


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