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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. quotations examples
The roots of Plantain and Pellitory of Spain beaten to powder and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of them.
1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 225
The paths too are overgrown, but easily identified by the presence on them of round-leaved plantains.
2003, Ernst Jünger, translated by Michael Hofmann, Storm of Steel, Penguin, published 2004, page 41
A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana. examples
The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes. examples