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   Plantain
   Plantain is a tropical herbaceous plant similar to the banana.
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   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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   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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   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 tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains . See Musa . 2. The fruit of this plant. ...
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   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 flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world. Indian plantain . (Botany)< ...
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   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 a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is ...
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   plantain
   noun starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
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   plantain
   plantain tree noun a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
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   Plantain
   The `plantain` is a species of the genus `Musa` and is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes called the dessert banana). The population of North America was first introduced to the `banana plantain`, and colloquially in the United States and Europe the term `banana` refers to that variety. The word `banana` is often used incorrectly to describe other plantain varieties as well, when in fact the gene...
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    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 plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly c...
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    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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    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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    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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