- Plantano
- Chimarrhia (P); Hieronyma (CR); Minquartia (N); Musa (S)
EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Plantano
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Musa — spp. Banana (E); Plantain (E); Guineo (P); Platano (P). Several varieties of banana and plantain are cultivated in Panama; the banana or guineos, Musa sapientum L.; the plantain or plantano, Musa paradisiaca L.; and the dwarf banana, Musa… … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
plantain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin plantagin , plantago, from planta sole of the foot; from its broad leaves more at place Date: 13th century any of a genus (Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the plantain… … New Collegiate Dictionary
plantain — 1. plantain [ plɑ̃tɛ̃ ] n. m. • XIIIe; lat. plantago ♦ Plante herbacée (plantaginacées) très commune, dont la semence sert à nourrir les oiseaux en cage. Grand plantain. Plantain d eau. ⇒ alisma. plantain 2. plantain [ plɑ̃tɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1803;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
πλαντάγο — (I) το, Ν βοτ. γένος αγγειόσπερμων δικότυλων φυτών που ανήκει στην οικογένεια πλανταγινίδες και περιλαμβάνει 265 περίπου είδη ποωδών, σπάνια ημιθαμνωδών, φυτών που απαντούν στις εύκρατες περιοχές, καθώς και στα ορεινά τών τροπικών περιοχών.… … Dictionary of Greek
plantain — plan|tain [ˈplæntın] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: plántano, from Latin platanus type of tree] 1.) [U and C] a kind of ↑banana that is cooked before it is eaten, or the plant on which it grows 2.) a common wild plant with small green… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plantain — Two entirely unrelated plants have the name plantain. Both get it from their broad leaves. One, an insignificant looking weed [14], comes via Old French plantain from Latin plantāgō, a derivative of planta ‘sole of the foot’ (source of English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
plantain — {{11}}plantain (n.1) banana, 1550s, from Sp. plátano, plántano, probably from Carib platana banana (Arawak pratane), and altered by association with Sp. plátano plane tree, from M.L. plantanus plane tree, itself altered (by association with L.… … Etymology dictionary
plantain — I. /ˈplæntən/ (say plantuhn), / teɪn/ (say tayn) noun 1. a tropical herbaceous plant, Musa paradisiaca. 2. Also, plantain banana. its green skinned, banana like fruit, which, when cooked, is a staple food in many tropical regions. {Spanish… …
plantain — Two entirely unrelated plants have the name plantain. Both get it from their broad leaves. One, an insignificant looking weed [14], comes via Old French plantain from Latin plantāgō, a derivative of planta ‘sole of the foot’ (source of English… … Word origins
