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plan·tain [ plántən ] (plural plan·tains)


noun 
Definition:
 
small plant with greenish flower spike: a small wild plant with leaves that grow mainly from the plant's base. Flowers: tiny, greenish, in spikes. Native to: northern temperate regions.  Family Plantaginaceae.

[14th century. Via French< Latin plantago< planta "sole of the foot"]
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