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Besides its literal meaning (the ear of an elephant), elephant ear can mean: ==Botanical== *a plant similar in shape to the ear on the head of an elephant (a plant whose large, thick leaves are shaped like an elephant's ear). * * Several related genera in the family Araceae (Arums): * * * ''Alocasia'', occurring in Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Eastern Australia and widely cultivated in Oceania and South America. * * * ''Caladium'', ornamental plants with arrowhead-shaped leaves originally from South America but widely cultivated * * * ''Colocasia'' (taro), native to tropical Polynesia and southeastern Asia. * * * ''Xanthosoma'', a native of tropical America with several species being grown for their starchy corms, an important food staple * * The immature (first year) form of the temperate Old World biennial plant, burdock, a thistle in the genus ''Arctium'' * * A name for the central Asian plant genus ''Bergenia'', especially ''Bergenia crassifolia'', in the family ''Saxifragaceae'' which is widely cultivated as a shade-loving flowering garden plant in temperate zones. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elephant ear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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