plantain

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplæntɪn/, /ˈplæntɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈplæntɪn, -tən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plan′tin, -tn)

plan•tain¹ n.

Plant Biology[countable] a tropical plant of the banana family, resembling the banana.
Plant Biology, Foodits edible fruit: [countable]We bought some plantains and tried frying them in oil.[uncountable]The cereal is made of flour and plantain.

plan•tain¹ n.

Plant Biologya tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
Plant Biology, Foodits fruit, eaten cooked as a staple food in tropical regions.

plan•tain² n.

Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Plantago, esp. P. major, a weed with large, spreading leaves close to the ground and long, slender spikes of small flowers.

Latin plantāgin- (stem of plantāgō), derivative of planta sole of the foot, literally, something flat and spread out, like the broad leaf of the plantain; akin to Greek platýs flat¹; see platy-
Old French plantein
Middle English plauntein 1350–1400

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plantain /ˈplæntɪn; -teɪn/ n

any of various N temperate plants of the genus Plantago, esp P. major (great plantain), which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family Plantaginaceae
See also ribwort

Etymology: 14th Century plauntein, from Old French plantein, from Latin plantāgō, from planta sole of the foot

plantain /ˈplæntɪn; -teɪn/ n

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish platano plantain, plane tree

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