plantain
English
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Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplæntɪn/, /ˈplæn.teɪn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈplæntɪn/, /ˈplæn.teɪn/
- (Caribbean) IPA(key): /ˈplɑːntɪn/, [ˈplaː(n)ʔn̩]
Etymology 1
From Middle English planteyne, planteyn, from Anglo-Norman plainteine et al., Old French plaintain, from Latin plantāgō, from planta (“sole of the foot”), a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat; to spread”), because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.
Noun
plantain (plural plantains)
- A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 225:
- The roots of Plantain and Pellitory of Spain beaten to powder and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of them.
- 2003, Michael Hofmann, translating Ernst Jünger, Storm of Steel, Penguin 2004, p. 41:
- The paths too are overgrown, but easily identified by the presence on them of round-leaved plantains.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 225:
Synonyms
- waybread, fleawort
Derived terms
- African plantain (Plantago afra)
- American plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- Asian plantain (Plantago asiatica)
- bastard plantain
- blackseed plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- blond plantain
- bracted plantain (Plantago aristata)
- broadleaf plantain (Plantago major, Plantago rugelii)
- buck's horn plantain (Plantago coronopus)
- California plantain
- common plantain (Plantago major)
- cooking plantain
- depressed plantain (Plantago depressa)
- doronic plantain (Doronicum spp.)
- dwarf plantain
- English plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- evergreen plantain (Plantago sempervirens)
- French plantain (Musa × paradisiaca vars.)
- greater plantain (Plantago major)
- hare-foot plantain, hartshorn plantain (Plantago lagopus)
- heart-leaf plantain (Plantago cordata)
- Heller's plantain (Plantago helleri)
- hoary plantain (Plantago media; Plantago virginica)
- Indian plantain (Arnoglossum spp.; Plantago ovata, Cacalia spp.))
- mud plantain (Heteranthera spp.)
- narrowleaf plantain, narrow-leaved plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- pale plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- plantain goldenweed (Pyrrocoma uniflora)
- plantain lily (Hosta spp.)
- plantain signal grass (Urochloa plantaginea)
- plantain water
- poor Robin's plantain (Erigeron spp.; Hieracium venosum
- rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera spp.)
- ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
- Robin's plantain (Erigeron spp.; Hieracium venosum
- Rugel's plantain (Plantago rugelii)
- sand plantain (Plantago arenaria)
- sea plantain, seaside plantain (Plantago maritima)
- true plantain (Musa × paradisiaca vars.)
- Virginia plantain (Plantago virginica)
- water plantain (Alisma spp.; Baldellia spp.; Sagittaria secundifolia))
- wild plantain (Heliconia spp.)
- woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica)
- Wright's plantain (Plantago wrightiana)
Translations
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References
Plantago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Plantago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Plantago on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
From Spanish plantano, obsolete variant of plátano, from Galibi Carib platana (“banana”).
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Noun
plantain (plural plantains)
- A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
- The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:plantain.
Related terms
- banana plantain
- bocadillo plantain
- cooking plantain
- plantain cutter
- plantain eater (Musophagidae)
- plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
- plantain tree (Platanus spp.)
Translations
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References
plantain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- banana
Anagrams
- plainant
Basque
Etymology
Eventually from Latin plantaginem, accusative of plantago.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plantai̯n/, [plãn̪.t̪ãĩ̯n]
Noun
plantain inan
- plantain
- Synonym: zainbelar
Declension
Declension of plantain (inanimate, ending in consonant) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | plantain | plantaina | plantainak |
ergative | plantainek | plantainak | plantainek |
dative | plantaini | plantainari | plantainei |
genitive | plantainen | plantainaren | plantainen |
comitative | plantainekin | plantainarekin | plantainekin |
causative | plantainengatik | plantainarengatik | plantainengatik |
benefactive | plantainentzat | plantainarentzat | plantainentzat |
instrumental | plantainez | plantainaz | plantainez |
inessive | plantainetan | plantainean | plantainetan |
locative | plantainetako | plantaineko | plantainetako |
allative | plantainetara | plantainera | plantainetara |
terminative | plantainetaraino | plantaineraino | plantainetaraino |
directive | plantainetarantz | plantainerantz | plantainetarantz |
destinative | plantainetarako | plantainerako | plantainetarako |
ablative | plantainetatik | plantainetik | plantainetatik |
partitive | plantainik | — | — |
prolative | plantaintzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "plantain" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “plantain” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɑ̃.tɛ̃/
Etymology 1
From Old French plantain, from Latin plantāgō, plantāginem.
Noun
plantain m (plural plantains)
- plantain, any plant of genus Plantago
Etymology 2
From banane plantain.
Noun
plantain m (plural plantains)
- plantain (fruit of the genus Musa)
Further reading
- “plantain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin plantāgō, plantāginem.
Noun
plantain m (oblique plural plantainz, nominative singular plantainz, nominative plural plantain)
- plantain, any plant of genus Plantago
Descendants
- English: plantain
- French: plantain