Elephant's ear: 1 definition
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Elephant's ear means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Elephant's ear in English is the name of a plant defined with Alocasia macrorrhizos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caladium metallicum Hort. ex Engl. (among others).
2) Elephant's ear is also identified with Begonia rex.
3) Elephant's ear is also identified with Caladium bicolor It has the synonym Alocasia roezlii N.E. Br. (etc.).
4) Elephant's ear is also identified with Colocasia esculenta It has the synonym Arum chinense L. (etc.).
5) Elephant's ear is also identified with Enterolobium cyclocarpum It has the synonym Mimosa cyclocarpa Jacq. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie (1842)
· Fragmenta Botanica (1801)
· Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe
· Pacific Science (1999)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Science in China. (1994)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+10): Karnatala, Karnasphala, Jhalanjhala, Asphala, Daladhaka, Culika, Gajakarna, Vedhani, Vrishabha, Shana, Picchusha, Elephant's ears, Giant elephant's ears, Anekivi, Nalika, Nali, Jhalajjhala, Jhanajjhana, Vedhana, Kacakarnam.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.125 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 8.13.138 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Sagara experiences disgust with existence < [Chapter VI - Emancipation of Ajita Svāmin and Sagara]
Part 2: Garden Sports < [Chapter IX - Ariṣṭanemi’s sport, initiation, omniscience]
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 122: Dummedha-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 28 - The Female Quail < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Metaphors related to Elephants < [Chapter 4]
Elephants in Epigraphic Records (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)