PLANTAIN

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
  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