Elephant-tusk

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  elephant-tusk \elephant-tusk\ n.
     an annual of the southern U.S. and Mexico ({Proboscidea
     louisianica}) having large whitish or yellowish flowers
     mottled with purple and a long curving beak.
  
     Syn: common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw,


          proboscis flower, ram's horn, {Proboscidea louisianica}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  elephant-tusk
       n : annual of southern United States to Mexico having large
           whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a
           long curving beak [syn: {common unicorn plant}, {devil's
           claw}, {common devil's claw}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's
           horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]