ˌeləfōˈgläsəm noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek elaphos deer + New Latin -glossum (from Greek glōssa tongue) — more at elk , gloss
: a large genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having shaggy stipes and firm or thick oblong to paddle-shaped fronds entire or forked, the fertile fronds being covered beneath with a felty layer of sporangia lacking indusia — see elephant-ear fern