(n) 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, Syn. Alocasia macrorrhiza
n. 1.1 any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries. Syn. -- elephant's ear, elephant ear [ WordNet 1.5 ]