Brazilian Portugese Meaning of plantain
Banana
Other Brazilian Portugese words related to Banana
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of plantain
- plantago virginica => Plantago virginica
- plantago rugelii => plantago rugelii
- plantago psyllium => Psyllium
- plantago media => Tanchagem
- plantago major => Tanchagem
- plantago lanceolata => Tanchagem
- plantago => Tanchagem
- plantaginales => Plantaginales
- plantaginaceae => Plantaginaceae
- plantagenet line => Dinastia Plantageneta
- plantain family => Família das bananas
- plantain lily => Bananeira
- plantain tree => Bananeira
- plantain-leaved pussytoes => Senécio-de-folhas-de-banana
- plantal => plantar
- plantar => plantar
- plantar reflex => Reflexo plantar
- plantar wart => Verruga plantar
- plantation => Plantação
- plantation owner => Proprietário de plantação
Definitions and Meaning of plantain in English
plantain (n)
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
a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
plantain (n.)
A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.
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.
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.
FAQs About the word plantain
Banana
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
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
plantago virginica => Plantago virginica, plantago rugelii => plantago rugelii, plantago psyllium => Psyllium, plantago media => Tanchagem, plantago major => Tanchagem,
