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slovo definícia plantain (encz) plantain,jitrocel n: Zdeněk Brož Plantain (gcide) Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. Plant.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the Plantago major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world. [1913 Webster] Indian plantain. (Bot.) See under Indian. Mud plantain, a homely North American aquatic plant (Heteranthera reniformis), having broad, reniform leaves. Rattlesnake plantain, an orchidaceous plant ({Goodyera pubescens}), with the leaves blotched and spotted with white. Ribwort plantain. See Ribwort. Robin's plantain, the Erigeron bellidifolium, a common daisylike plant of North America. Water plantain, a plant of the genus Alisma, having acrid leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against hydrophobia. --Loudon. [1913 Webster] Plantain (gcide) Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [Cf. F. plantain-arbre, plantanier, Sp. pl['a]ntano, pl['a]tano; prob. same word as plane tree.] 1. (Bot.) A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa. [1913 Webster] 2. The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked. [1913 Webster] Plantain cutter, or Plantain eater (Zool.), any one of several large African birds of the genus Musophaga, or family Musophagid[ae], especially Musophaga violacea. See Turaco. They are allied to the cuckoos. Plantain squirrel (Zool.), a Java squirrel ({Sciurus plantani}) which feeds upon plantains. Plantain tree (Bot.), the treelike herb Musa paradisiaca. See def. 1 (above). [1913 Webster] plantain (wn) plantain n 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 2: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn: plantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca] 3: starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

podobné slovo definícia common plantain (encz) common plantain, n: hoary plantain (encz) hoary plantain, n: narrow-leaved plantain (encz) narrow-leaved plantain, n: narrow-leaved water plantain (encz) narrow-leaved water plantain, n: plantain (encz) plantain,jitrocel n: Zdeněk Brož plantain family (encz) plantain family, n: plantain lily (encz) plantain lily, n: plantain tree (encz) plantain tree, n: plantain-leaved pussytoes (encz) plantain-leaved pussytoes, n: rattlesnake plantain (encz) rattlesnake plantain, n: ribbon-leaved water plantain (encz) ribbon-leaved water plantain, n: