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Elephantopus

noun

perennial American herb

• Syn: ↑genus Elephantopus

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family

• Member Meronyms: ↑elephant's-foot

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\\ˌeləˈfantəpəs\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from elephanto- (from Latin elephantus elephant) + -pus — more at elephant

1. capitalized : a genus of alternate-leaved perennial American herbs (family Compositae) with agglomerate bracted heads of blue or purple flowers

2. -es : any plant of the genus Elephantopus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.