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elephant's foot

elephant's foot noun: adenia pechuelii.

Noun

elephant's foot

  1. Adenia pechuelii.
  2. Beaucarnea recurvata.
  3. Dioscorea elephantipes.
    Synonyms:
    Hottentot bread
  4. Any plant of the genus Elephantopus.
  5. An octagonal design typical of Turkmen rugs.
  6. A half-length, waist-high sleeping bag.
  7. A type of step stool with concealed spring-loaded castors allowing the step to be easily moved.

Proper noun capitalized: Elephant's Foot

the Elephant's Foot

  1. A large mass of corium beneath the remains of Reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was produced by its meltdown during the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.

Synonyms of elephant's foot

Origin of elephant's foot

Calque of Russian Слоно́вья нога́ (Slonóvʹja nogá), in reference to its bulky mass and wrinkled appearance which resembles the foot of an elephant.

Questions about elephant's foot

What does elephant's foot mean?
Elephant's foot means adenia pechuelii.
What part of speech is elephant's foot?
Elephant's foot can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near elephant's foot in the dictionary

  1. elephant walk
  2. elephant walks
  3. elephant's
  4. elephant's ear
  5. elephant's ears
  6. elephant's foot
  7. elephant's leg
  8. elephant's snout volute
  9. elephant's snout volutes
  10. elephant's teeth
  11. elephant's tooth

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