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  1. plantain:


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Detailed Synonyms for plantain in English

plantain:

plantain [the ~] nom

  1. the plantain
    – 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 1
    the plantain
    – 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 1
  2. the plantain
    – starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics 1
    the plantain
    – starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics 1
  3. the plantain
    – a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics 1
    the plantain; the Musa paradisiaca; the plantain tree
    – a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics 1

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Related Definitions for "plantain":

  1. starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics1
  2. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics1
  3. 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 medicinally1

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