plantains

'plantains'

[plantain.n.01] as in: 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

'plantains'

[plantain.n.02] as in: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics

'plantains'

[plantain.n.03] as in: starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics