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Meaning of word plantain from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

plantain   noun

Meaning : 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.

Meaning : A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits. Tropics and subtropics.

Synonyms : musa paradisiaca, plantain tree

Meaning : Starchy banana-like fruit. Eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics.