elephant's-foot

Noun
  1. South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark (synset 112109426)
    is a type of: vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
    belongs to: dioscorea, genus dioscorea - yams
    has: hottentot bread, hottentot's bread - thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot
    same as: dioscorea elephantipes, hottentot bread vine, hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant
  2. Any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers;
    America (synset 111983463)
    is a type 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
    belongs to: elephantopus, genus elephantopus - perennial American herb

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