elephant's ear
- noun
- /ˈɛlɪfənts ɪr/
:
oreja de elefante
- The elephant's ear plant thrives in warm climates.
Examples
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After repotting, the elephant's ear grew even larger and produced new leaves.
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Many indoor plant enthusiasts choose elephant's ear for its striking foliage.
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The elephant's ear adds a dramatic tropical look to the garden with its huge leaves.
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I bought an elephant's ear for my garden.
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In the tropical garden, the large elephant's ear leaves create a lush, green canopy.
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The elephant's ear plant thrives in warm, humid conditions, producing stunning foliage that resembles large ears.
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You can identify the elephant's ear by its impressive, heart-shaped leaves that dominate the landscape.
Synonyms
A tropical plant with very large heart-shaped leaves often grown in gardens
A tropical plant with large, glossy leaves that people often grow for decoration
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Morphology
elephant's + ear
The name is a straightforward descriptive compound: 'elephant's' (elephant) + 'ear' signals something shaped or sized like an elephant's ear, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a plant with large, ear-shaped leaves. This kind of resemblance-based naming is cross-linguistically common and follows standard compositional patterns, making the meaning transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Elephant's ear comes from the plant's very large leaves that look like an elephant's ear. So, people use the name for tropical plants or trees with big, ear-shaped leaves.
