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plantain | 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 | |
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plantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca | a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics ❲Musa paradisiaca❳ | |
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plantain | starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics |