Definition of plantain Plantain

/plæˈntʌn/ - [plantun] - plan•tain

We found 12 definitions of plantain from 6 different sources.

What does plantain mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: plantains
plantain - 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
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		genus plantago, plantago type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs
		english plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, plantago lanceolata, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple-grass, buckthorn an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
		cart-track plant, common plantain, plantago major, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, broad-leaved plantain common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
		plantago media, hoary plantain widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
		fleawort, plantago psyllium, psyllium, spanish psyllium plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
		plantago rugelii, rugel's plantain, broad-leaved plantain North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
plantain - starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
		veg, veggie, vegetable edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
plantain - a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
		plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca
		banana tree, banana elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

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Wiktionary

plantain (Noun)
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
plantain (Noun)
A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
plantain (Noun)
The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

plantain (n.)
A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.
plantain (n.)
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 a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked.
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.

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plantain
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

plantain
plan′tān, n. an important food-plant of tropical countries, so called from its broad leaf: a common roadside plant of several species, with broad leaves and seed-bearing spikes.—Plantain eater, one of a family of African, arboreal, vegetarian Pie-like birds. [Fr.,—L. plantago, plantaginis.]