elephant's-foot: Meaning and Definition of

el•e•phant's-foot

Pronunciation: (el'u-funts foot"), [key]
— pl. -foots.
  1. a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber. Also called
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