plantain
(noun)
noun
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 medicinally
Definition categories: plant, herb
2. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
Definition categories: plant, banana
3. starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics