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Definisjon av plantain

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Noun
plantain - 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
herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
genus plantago, plantago type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs
english plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, plantago lanceolata, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple-grass, buckthorn an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
cart-track plant, common plantain, plantago major, white-man's foot, whiteman's foot, broad-leaved plantain common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
plantago media, hoary plantain widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
fleawort, plantago psyllium, psyllium, spanish psyllium plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
plantago rugelii, rugel's plantain, broad-leaved plantain North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
plantain - starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
veg, veggie, vegetable edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
plantain - a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca
banana tree, banana elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
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Substantiv
plantain - 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.
plantain - A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
plantain - The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

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  • Musa × paradisiaca, the plantain is a crop in the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking, in contrast to the soft, sweet banana (which is sometimes called the dessert banana). Refer to the Musa article for a list of plantains and bananas. The population of North America was first introduced to the fruit as banana plantain, and in the United States and Europe "banana" generally refers to that variety.

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  • plantain
    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.

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