ELEPHANT'S-FOOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elephant's-foot mean? 

• ELEPHANT'S-FOOT (noun)
  The noun ELEPHANT'S-FOOT has 2 senses:

1. South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

2. any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America

  Familiarity information: ELEPHANT'S-FOOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELEPHANT'S-FOOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dioscorea elephantipes; elephant's-foot; Hottentot's bread vine; Hottentot bread vine; tortoise plant

Hypernyms ("elephant's-foot" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Meronyms (parts of "elephant's-foot"):

Hottentot's bread; Hottentot bread (thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot)

Holonyms ("elephant's-foot" is a member of...):

Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea (yams)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("elephant's-foot" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("elephant's-foot" is a member of...):

Elephantopus; genus Elephantopus (perennial American herb)