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Noun: plantain plantin- Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
- plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca - Starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
Derived forms: plantains Type of: banana, banana tree, herb, herbaceous plant, veg, vegetable, veggie Part of: genus Plantago, Plantago Encyclopedia: Plantain |