PLANTAINn.
[L. plantago.] A plant of the genus Plantago, of several species. The water plantain is of the genus Alisma.
PLANTAIN
PLANTAIN-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Musa, the most remarkable species of which are, the paradisiaca or plantain, and the sapietum or banana tree. The plantain rises with a soft stem fifteen or twenty feet high, and the fruit is a substitute for bread.