英语词汇“plantain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	plantain
释义	plantain 1. n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used as food for birds and as a mild laxative. Phrases and idioms plantain lily = HOSTA. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L plantago -ginis f. planta sole of the foot (from its broad prostrate leaves) 2. n. 1. a banana plant, Musa paradisiaca, widely grown for its fruit. 2. the starchy fruit of this containing less sugar than a dessert banana and chiefly used in cooking. Etymology: earlier platan f. Sp. pl{aacute}(n)tano plane-tree, prob. assim. f. Galibi palatana etc.
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