What is the meaning of plantain?

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.
  • 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. .
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