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plantain

plan·tain

UK/ˈplæn.tɪn/ US/ˈplæn.teɪn/ rare

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

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Origin

Inherited 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.

Phrases

  • banana plantain
  • bastard plantain
  • bocadillo plantain
  • cooking plantain
  • French plantain
  • plantain cutter
  • plantain eater
  • plantain squirrel

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