Definizione monolingua

plantain

plantain (plural plantains)

1. A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
   • 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 225:

     The roots of Plantain and Pellitory of Spain beaten to powder and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of them.

Definizione dizionario plantain

	piantaggine
	small plant

banano

platano

Altri significati:

plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)

A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

fruit

A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.