plantain
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nounDefinition of PLANTAIN
1
: a banana plant (Musa paradisiaca)
2
: the angular greenish starchy fruit of the plantain that is a staple food in the tropics when cooked
Origin of PLANTAIN
Spanish plántano, plátano plane tree, banana tree, from Medieval Latin plantanus plane tree, alteration of Latin platanus — more at plane
First Known Use: 1555
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