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elephant's-foot — /el euh feuhnts foot /, n., pl. elephant s foots. a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber. Also called Hottentot s bread, tortoise plant. [1810 20] * * * ▪ plant also called hottentot… … Universalium
elephant's-foot — noun 1. South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark • Syn: ↑tortoise plant, ↑Hottentot bread vine, ↑Hottentot s bread vine, ↑Dioscorea elephantipes • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Mem … Useful english dictionary
