How to Use elephant ear in a Sentence

elephant ear

noun
  • Also known as elephant ears, alocasias store water in their fleshy rhizomes and stems.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Here, tall plants (elephant ear and dwarf papyrus) contrast with low-growing water lilies and water lettuce in a ceramic planter.
    — Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Commonly called 'elephant ears', leaves on popular varieties reach 2 to 3 feet long and span up to 2 feet.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Teens dished out nachos and sugary elephant ears to hungry fairgoers in a brand-new kitchen, even as the 65-year-old milkshake machine still rumbled against a far wall.
    — Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Of all black foliage, the darkest is a Black Velvet elephant ear (Alocasia reginula).
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Grasses, elephant ear and oleander Ornamental grasses like muhly grass and fountain grass add movement, softness and texture to summer landscapes.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Here a 'Vogue Audrey' mandevilla takes center stage among 'Baby Tut' dwarf papyrus, a South Asian elephant ear plant, and a South American 'Blackie' sweet potato vine.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • The agency has been working since 2018 with Texas Parks and Wildlife to remove invasive plants — Arundo donax, also called giant cane or giant reed, and elephant ears — from the watershed, but has seen an increase in those species since the flood.
    — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026

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