| NOUN | plant | traveler's tree, traveller's tree, ravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis | giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap |
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| Meaning | giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers. | |
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| Synonyms | traveller's tree, ravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis | |
| Member of | genus Ravenala | woody tropical plants with tall trunks |
| Broader | woody plant, ligneous plant | A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems |
| Spanish | ravenala | |
| Catalan | ravenala | |
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