How to Use elephant ear in a Sentence

elephant ear

noun

• Also known as elephant ears, alocasias store water in their fleshy rhizomes and stems.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
• Here, tall plants (elephant ear and dwarf papyrus) contrast with low-growing water lilies and water lettuce in a ceramic planter.
  — Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
• Commonly called 'elephant ears', leaves on popular varieties reach 2 to 3 feet long and span up to 2 feet.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
• The method uses taller plants, like ornamental grasses and elephant ears, to add vertical interest and filler plants to add lush foliage and body.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
• Teens dished out nachos and sugary elephant ears to hungry fairgoers in a brand-new kitchen, even as the 65-year-old milkshake machine still rumbled against a far wall.
  — Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
• Of all black foliage, the darkest is a Black Velvet elephant ear (Alocasia reginula).
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
• Grasses, elephant ear and oleander Ornamental grasses like muhly grass and fountain grass add movement, softness and texture to summer landscapes.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
• Common examples include dumb cane, calla lily, pothos or devil’s ivy, peace lily, Chinese evergreen, elephant ear, ZZ plant, philodendron, Swiss cheese plant and flamingo plant.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
• Some of the most common toxic plants for dogs and cats in this category include pothos, peace lilies, philodendrons, ZZ plants, dumb cane, calla lilies, Chinese evergreen, elephant ear, Swiss cheese plant and flamingo plant.
  — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
• Here a 'Vogue Audrey' mandevilla takes center stage among 'Baby Tut' dwarf papyrus, a South Asian elephant ear plant, and a South American 'Blackie' sweet potato vine.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
• The agency has been working since 2018 with Texas Parks and Wildlife to remove invasive plants — Arundo donax, also called giant cane or giant reed, and elephant ears — from the watershed, but has seen an increase in those species since the flood.
  — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026