elephant ear

noun11

1. •
   Any of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.
2. •
   A taro plant, of genera Alocasia, Colocasia, or Xanthosoma.
3. •
   Caladium.
4. •
   Burdock (Arctium spp.).
5. •
   Any bergenia, esp. of species Bergenia crassifolia,
6. •
   A funnel cake.
7. •
   A flat, crisp, sugared pastry made of fried dough.
8. •
   A palmier.
9. •
   (slang) A section of aileron that protrudes beyond the wing.

   • It did not have the “elephant ears” on the ailerons like the earlier Waco Model 9. — 1990
10. •
    (slang) A reinforcing disk on a missile.
11. •
    Gynandrocarpa placenta