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Definition of Plantain
1. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Plantago, Plantago
Specialized synonyms: Buckthorn, English Plantain, Narrow-leaved Plantain, Plantago Lanceolata, Ribgrass, Ribwort, Ripple-grass, Broad-leaved Plantain, Cart-track Plant, Common Plantain, Plantago Major, White-man's Foot, Whiteman's Foot, Hoary Plantain, Plantago Media, Fleawort, Plantago Psyllium, Psyllium, Spanish Psyllium, Broad-leaved Plantain, Plantago Rugelii, Rugel's Plantain, Hoary Plantain, Plantago Virginica
2. Noun. A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics.
3. Noun. Starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics.
Definition of Plantain
1. n. A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.
2. 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.
Definition of Plantain
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana. ¹
3. Noun. The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plantain
1. a short-stemmed herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Plantain
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