Plantain
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Plantain may refer to:
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Plants and fruits
The term plantain can refer to plants in three different families of flowering plants:
- within Musaceae: Two groups of banana cultivars of the genus Musa whose fruits are normally eaten after cooking rather than raw:
- the family Plantaginaceae
- in particular the genus Plantago
- within Platanaceae: the genus Platanus of trees often known in English as planes
Other uses
- Plantain Garden River, in Jamaica
- Plantain River, a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec, Canada
- James Plaintain (fl. 1720–1728), a pirate active in the Indian Ocean
- Plantain mosa, a Nigerian snack which is a component of small chops
See also
- Banana (disambiguation)
- Fried plantain, a dish made from plantains
- List of banana cultivars
- Hosta, or plantain lily
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