Look up: plantain

1. plantain
   Any of a group of northern temperate plants. The great plantain (P. major) is low-growing with large oval leaves close to the ground, grooved stalks, and spikes of green flowers with purple anthers (in which the pollen matures) followed by seeds, which are used in bird food. (Genus Plantago, family Plantagi...
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2. Plantain
   A starchy, larger relative of the banana. Used fried, or boiled and mashed, in South American, African, and West Indian cuisines.
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3. plantain
   [n] - any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago 2. [n] - a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits 3. [n] - starchy banana-like fruit
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4. Plantain
   Plan'tain noun [ Confer French plantain- arbre , plantanier , Spanish plántano , plátano ; probably same word as plane tree.] 1. (Botany) A treelike perennial herb ( Musa paradisiaca ) of tropi...
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5. Plantain
   Plan'tain noun [ French, from Latin plantago . Confer Plant .] (Botany) Any plant of the genus Plantago , but especially the P. major , a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowe...
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6. plantain
   1. <botany> A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa. ... 2. The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with...
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7. plantain
   noun starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
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8. plantain
   plantain tree noun a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
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9. Plantain
   • (n.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world. • (n.) The fruit of this plan...
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10. plantain
    (Musa paradisiaca), plant of the banana (q.v.) family (Musaceae) closely related to the common banana (M. sapientum). The plantain is a tall plant ... [2 related articles]
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11. Plantain
    The fruit of a large tree-like tropical herb. Plantains belong to the banana family, but are larger, starchier, and not as sweet. It has a squash-like flavor and is used much like a potato. Also called the 'cooking banana.'
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12. plantain
    plantain (plăn'tin) , any plant of the genus Plantago, chiefly annual or perennial weeds of wide distribution. Many species are lawn pests and the pollen is often a hay fever irritant. P. psyllium, called psyllium, or fleawort, is cultivated in Spain and France for its mucilaginous seed-co...
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13. Plantain
    Plantain or Plantago is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
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14. Plantain
    The fruit of a large tree-like tropical herb. Plantains belong to the banana family, but are larger, starchier, and not as sweet. It has a squash-like flavor and is used much like a potato. Also called the "cooking banana."
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15. plantain
    (PLAN-tihn) - Plantains are a part of most Caribbean meals, much like potatoes, rice, or noodles in the U.S. The plantain is actually native to Southeast Asia, but it versatility has made it a staple in tropical climates all over the world. It is a member of the banana family and is picked green and...
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16. Plantain
    `Plantain` (pronounced as in mountain;<ref name=Wells/>--> also <ref name=Wells>--> or the rarer -->) is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa. The fruit they produce is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes referred to a...
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