Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - plantain
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Plantain
plantain
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin plantagin-, plantago, from planta sole of the foot; from its broad leaves — more at place Date: 13th century any of a genus (Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the ~ family) of herbs with basal rosettes of usually lanceolate or elliptical leaves and spikes of minute greenish flowers II. noun Etymology: Spanish plantano, platano plane tree, banana tree, from Medieval Latin plantanus plane tree, alteration of Latin platanus — more at plane Date: 1555 1. a banana plant (Musa paradisiaca) 2. the angular greenish starchy fruit of the ~ that is a staple food in the tropics when cooked
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1. n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used as food for birds and as a mild laxative. Phrases and idioms plantain lily = HOSTA. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L plantago -ginis f. planta sole of the foot (from its broad prostrate leaves) 2. n. 1 a banana plant, Musa paradisiaca, widely grown for its fruit. 2 the starchy fruit of this containing less sugar than a dessert banana and chiefly used in cooking. Etymology: earlier platan f. Sp. pl{aacute}(n)tano plane-tree, prob. assim. f. Galibi palatana etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) подорожник (Plantago) 2) банан овощной съедобный, райский (Musa paradisiaca) – broad-leaved plantain – buck's horn plantain – buckthorn plantain – common plantain – crowfoot plantain – dooryard plantain – dwarf plantain – English plantain – greater plantain – heart-leaved plantain – hoary plantain – horn plantain – large-bracted plantain – long plantain – many-seeded plantain – netleaf plantain – rattlesnake plantain – ribwort plantain – Robin's plantain – roundhead plantain – round-leaf plantain – sand plantain – sea plantain – shoreweed plantain – slender plantain – spotted plantain – water plantain – waywide plantain – white plantain – whorled plantain ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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(plantains) 1. A plantain is a type of green banana which can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. N-VAR 2. A plantain is a wild plant with broad leaves and a head of tiny green flowers on a long stem. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a kind of banana that is cooked before it is eaten, or the plant on which it grows 2 a common wild plant with small green flowers and wide leaves ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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