Proboscidea louisianica n 1: 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}, {elephant-tusk}, {proboscis flower}, {ram's horn}, {Proboscidea louisianica}]
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]