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ALOCASIA
alocasia, elephant's ear, elephant ear
(noun) any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
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Etymology
Noun
alocasia (plural alocasias)
Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.
Anagrams
• acolasia
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PTEROSAUR
(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
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