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noun
A plant of species Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland introduced in many tropical areas, grown for its edible rhizomes and shoots and as an ornamental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: giant alocasia
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Alocasia macrorrhiza
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alocasia, elephant's ear, elephant ear
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