Greek Meaning of plantain

Μπανάνα

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Definitions and Meaning of plantain in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

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.

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Μπανάνα

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

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plantago virginica => Plantago virginica, plantago rugelii => plantago rugelii, plantago psyllium => Πλαντάγκο το ψύλλιο, plantago media => Πλαντάγκο, plantago major => Βαμβακούλα ή βεργούλα ή βρούλα ή σταυρωνάκι ή γλυστρίδα,