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Definition of Ensete ventricosum
1. Noun. Large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa.
Exact synonyms: Abyssinian Banana, Ethiopian Banana, Musa Ensete
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Ensete, Genus Ensete
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Ensete, Genus Ensete
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ensete Ventricosum
Literary usage of Ensete ventricosum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Famine in Ethiopia: Policy Implications of Coping Failure at National and by Patrick Webb, Joachim Von Braun, Yisehac Yohannes (1992)
"... dependent on root crops, such as enset (Ensete ventricosum, an indigenous
tuber) and cassava, and cash crops, such as coffee, sugarcane, and chat. ..."
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