# elephant ear

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, ear.
2. A funnel cake.
3. A flat, crisp, sugared pastry made of fried dough.
4. A palmier.
5. Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
6. Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
7. Burdock (Arctium spp.).
8. Any bergenia, esp. of species Bergenia crassifolia,
9. Gynandrocarpa placenta
10. A section of aileron that protrudes beyond the wing.
11. A reinforcing disk on a missile.

## Etymology
From general resemblance in form.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elephant-ear