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| plan·tain [ plántən ] (plural plan·tains) |
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1. fruit like banana: a green fruit resembling a banana, eaten cooked as a staple food in many tropical countries
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2. tropical plant like banana tree: a large plant of the banana family that produces plantains. Native to: tropical regions. Latin name Musa paradisiaca.
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| [16th century. Via Spanish plátano "plane tree" < Latin platanus (see plane4)] |
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