HyperDic: plantain

English > 3 senses of the word plantain:
NOUNplantplantainany of numerous plants of the genus Plantago
plantplantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiacaa banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits
foodplantainstarchy banana-like fruit
plantain > pronunciation
Soundsplae'ntahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > plantain: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny 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.
Member ofPlantago, genus Plantagotype genus of the family Plantaginaceae
NarrowerEnglish plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple-grass, buckthorn, Plantago lanceolataAn Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
broad-leaved plantain, common plantain, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, cart-track plant, Plantago majorCommon European perennial naturalized worldwide / worldwide
fleawort, psyllium, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psylliumplantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
hoary plantain, Plantago mediawidely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
hoary plantain, Plantago virginicaNorth American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves
rugel's plantain, broad-leaved plantain, Plantago rugeliiNorth American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishllantén
English > plantain: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningA banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics.
Synonymsplantain tree, Musa paradisiaca
Partsplantainstarchy banana-like fruit
Broaderbanana, banana treeAny of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
English > plantain: 3 senses > noun 3, food
Meaningstarchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics.
Part ofplantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiacaA banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits
Broadervegetable, veggie, vegedible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Spanishplátano
Catalanplàtan

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