plantains

1. 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 medicinallySynonyms: plantain

2. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropicsSynonyms: Musa paradisiaca, plantain, plantain tree

3. starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropicsSynonyms: plantain