plantain

English - Turkish

Definition of plantain in English Turkish dictionary

muz

bir çeşit müz

{i} sinirotu

i., bot. sinirotu

Musa paradisiaca

{i} bir tür muz

bunun pişirilerek yenen meyvası

ağaç/ot

(Arılık) sinir otu

Related Terms

plantain family

muz familyası

plantain eater

muzcul

plantain eater

muz yiyen

great indian plantain

büyük hint muzu

rugel's plantain

rugel's muz

English - English

Definition of plantain in English English dictionary

A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm 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

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes

A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana

{n} an herb, a West-Indian tree

Plantains are closely related to bananas, but have more starch and are Always cooked Green ones are unripe and are baked like potatoes, for a Similar period of time Yellow ones are half-ripe and are also cooked like Potatoes but not so long Black ones are ripe and are peeled, sliced, and Fried in butter/oil for a few minutes, until golden They are creamy and Vaguely reminiscent of bananas

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

The fruit of a large tree-like tropical herb Plantains belong to the banana family, but are larger, starchier, and not as sweet It has a squash-like flavor and is used much like a potato Also called the "cooking banana "

It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin

Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P

A plantain is a wild plant with broad leaves and a head of tiny green flowers on a long stem. Any of about 265 species of familiar garden, lawn, and roadside weeds in the genus Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae. Distinctively, the leaves lack a proper blade. What appears to be a blade is an expanded petiole (leafstalk), with several parallel main veins, emerging at the base of the stalk. Small flowers are borne in spikes or heads atop long leafless stalks. The greater plantain (P. major) provides seed spikes for bird food. Ribwort, or English, plantain (P. lanceolata) and hoary plantain (P. media) are troublesome weeds. Some species have been useful in medicine (e.g., as an ingredient in laxatives). Tall plant (Musa paradisiaca) of the banana family that is closely related to the common banana (M. sapientum). Believed to have originated in Southeast Asia, the plantain grows 10-33 ft (3-10 m) tall and has a conical false "trunk" formed by the leaf sheaths of its spirally arranged, long, thin leaves. The green-coloured fruit is larger than that of the banana and contains more starch. Because the starch is maximal before the fruit ripens, the fruit is not eaten raw but is boiled or fried, often with coconut juice or sugar as flavouring. It may also be dried for later use in cooking or ground for use as meal, which can be further refined to a flour. The plantain is a staple food and beer-making crop for East African peoples and is also eaten in the Caribbean and Latin America

a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics

A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains

The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked

A plantain is a type of green banana which can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable

{i} tropical plant related to the banana

It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world

A kind of banana that is usually cooked before eating

a banana-like fruit

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

major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers

starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

The fruit of this plant

Related Terms

plantain lily

any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover

plantain lily

Any of several eastern Asian plants of the genus Hosta, widely cultivated for their clumps of long-lasting foliage and their white, blue, or lilac flowers borne in a terminal, scapose, one-sided raceme. Also called hosta

plantain-leaved pussytoes

a variety of pussytoes

broad-leaved plantain

common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed

english plantain

an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

hoary plantain

widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves

indian plantain

any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain

narrow-leaved water plantain

a variety of water plantain

plantains

plural of plantain

rattlesnake plantain

Any of various rhizomatous orchids of the genus Goodyera, having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small whitish flowers

rattlesnake plantain

any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme

ribbon-leaved water plantain

a variety of water plantain

robin's plantain

common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays

rugel's plantain

North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves

water plantain

See under 2d Plantain

water plantain

marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves

water plantain

A kind of plant with acrid leaves

water plantain

Any of various aquatic herbs of the genus Alisma, having panicles with whorled branches and small three-petaled white or pinkish flowers

Hyphenation

plan·tain

Turkish pronunciation

pläntın

Pronunciation

/ˈplantən/ /ˈplæntən/

Etymology

() From Old French plantain, from Latin plantaginem (“plantain”), accusative of plantago, from planta (“sole”), because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.