1) Ligneous plant 2) Ravenala madagascariensis 3) Woody plant
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Ravenala madagascariensis, commonly known as Traveller`s Tree or Traveller`s Palm, is a species of plant from Madagascar. It is not a true palm (family Arecaceae) but a member of the bird-of-paradise family, Strelitziaceae. Ravenala madagascariensis is the sole member of the genus Ravenala, and is closely related to the southern African genus St.....
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• (n.) A genus of plants related to the banana.
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(from the article `Strelitziaceae`) family of flowering plants in the ginger order (Zingiberales) that range in size from perennial herbs to trees. The family includes three genera ... ...part of the dry season before the new leafy shoots appear. An African species of Costus produces downward-growing rhizome branches that function ... ...
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<botany> A genus of plants related to the banana. ... Ravenala Madagascariensis, the principal species, is an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing bases of the leafstalks collect and retain rain water, which flows freely when they are pierced with a knife, whence the plant i...
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Rav`e·na'la (răv`e*nä'lȧ)
noun [ Malagasy.]
(Botany) A genus of plants related to the banana. »
Ravenala Madagascariensis , the principal species, is an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing bases...
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