Noun Definition

plantain

1.Definition: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics

Related Noun(s):musa paradisiaca, plantain tree

Category: Plants

2.Definition: any 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

Category: Plants

3.Definition: starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

Category: Food