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1. elephant's-foot.2. the edible rhizome of this plant.[1725-35]
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Hottentot's bread — Hottentot Hot ten*tot, n. [D. Hottentot; so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hottentot's bread — noun thick edible rootstock of elephant s foot • Syn: ↑Hottentot bread • Hypernyms: ↑root • Part Holonyms: ↑elephant s foot, ↑tortoise plant, ↑Hottentot bread vine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hottentot's bread — Elephant El e*phant ([e^]l [ e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. [ e]l[ e]phant, L. elephantus, elephas, antis, fr. Gr. ele fas, ele fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hottentot's bread vine — noun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark • Syn: ↑elephant s foot, ↑tortoise plant, ↑Hottentot bread vine, ↑Dioscorea elephantipes • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hottentot — Hot ten*tot, n. [D. Hottentot; so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hottentot cherry — Hottentot Hot ten*tot, n. [D. Hottentot; so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hottentot bread — noun thick edible rootstock of elephant s foot • Syn: ↑Hottentot s bread • Hypernyms: ↑root • Part Holonyms: ↑elephant s foot, ↑tortoise plant, ↑Hottentot bread vine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hottentot bread vine — noun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark • Syn: ↑elephant s foot, ↑tortoise plant, ↑Hottentot s bread vine, ↑Dioscorea elephantipes • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hottentot-bread — rauplėtoji dioskorėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dioskorėjinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Dioscorea elephantipes), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dioscorea elephantipes angl. elephant s foot; Hottentot bread vok.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Cassine maurocenia — Hottentot Hot ten*tot, n. [D. Hottentot; so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
