elephant's-foot

Definitions

noun A bookname for species of Elephantopus, of which the word is a translation.
noun Testudinaria elephantipes, a plant of the natural order Dioscoreaceæ.

noun any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America
noun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

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Doing so would be somewhat like purchasing an elephant's-foot umbrella stand—just the thing for an eccentric friend but perhaps over-the-top as a run-of-the-mill housewarming gift.

Twelve Months of Reading 2011
She was sitting on a chair beside an elephant's-foot umbrella stand, pulling on a pair of black gum boots.

Archive 2008-08-01 enowning 2008
She was sitting on a chair beside an elephant's-foot umbrella stand, pulling on a pair of black gum boots.

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His elephant's-foot liquor chest sits in the living room, seen by no one but himself.

- Boing Boing 2005
There was even a pair of elephant's-foot wastebaskets at opposite ends of the room.

Dance Of Death Preston, Douglas 2005
The sound made by knocking over an elephant's-foot umbrella stand full of walking sticks.

The Meaning of Liff Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1983