Norwegian Meaning of plantain
Banan
Other Norwegian words related to Banan
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of plantain
- plantago virginica => Virginsk veibred
- plantago rugelii => plantago rugelii
- plantago psyllium => Loppeskall
- plantago media => Smalkjempe
- plantago major => Groblad
- plantago lanceolata => Smalkjempe
- plantago => Veibred
- plantaginales => Veibredordenen
- plantaginaceae => Veibredfamilien
- plantagenet line => Plantagenet-ætten
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
Banan
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 => Virginsk veibred, plantago rugelii => plantago rugelii, plantago psyllium => Loppeskall, plantago media => Smalkjempe, plantago major => Groblad,
