(1862-90) a name given to a British man called Joseph Merrick because he was seriously DEFORMED by illness. Merrick appeared in FREAK shows, where he was found by a doctor, Sir Frederick Treves, in 1886.
any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber