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  1. elephant's-foot, tortoise plant, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, Dioscorea elephantipesnoun

    South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

  2. elephant's-footnoun

    any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America

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  1. elephant's-foot

    Elephant's-foot is a term that can refer to various types of plants known for their thick stem that resembles an elephant's foot. This includes the genus Dioscorea, especially the species D. elephantipes (also known as Hottentot bread), and species like Beaucarnea recurvata (known as the elephant's foot tree). These plants are typically used as decorative or ornamental plants due to their unique appearance.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of elephant's-foot in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of elephant's-foot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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