/ Dictionary / Index E elephant's-foot: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: el•e•phant's-foot Pronunciation: (el'u-funts foot"), [key] — pl. -foots. a climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes, of southern Africa, having a massive, edible, yamlike tuber. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: elephant's-foot (Thesaurus) elephant's-ear elephant shrew Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language