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elephant's-foot::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dioscorea elephantipes, hottentot's bread vine, hottentot bread vine, tortoise plant |
| Type of | vine |
elephant's-foot::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | herb, herbaceous plant |
Examples of elephant's-foot
elephant's-foot
Perhaps one of the most unique distal cushions is exemplified in the elephant's foot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Under the elephant's weight, the foot swells, but it gets smaller when the weight is removed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An extreme close-up of an elephant's foot is all crags and fissures, a rock formation with toenails.
From the nytimes.com
There is a fibreglass elephant's foot on a sideboard.
From the independent.co.uk
It's as daft as an elephant's foot umbrella stand.
From the guardian.co.uk
Jesus is propped up on the sort of round platform suitable for an elephant's foot and crucified against a chain-link fence.
From the time.com
Called elephant's foot because of its huge edible tuber that can weigh up to 300 kilograms, the yam was over-collected by botanists and plant traders.
From the newscientist.com
Assisted by some 20 people, Gershuni first made an incision in the elephant's tough skin just below her knee, using a foot-long saw instead of a scalpel.
From the time.com
