Plantain - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈplæntɪn|  American pronunciation of the word plantain
Brit.  |ˈplæntɪn|  British pronunciation of the word plantain

noun

- 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
- a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
- starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

Word forms

noun
singular: plantain
plural: plantains
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