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Plantago lanceolata vs plantain

plantain vs Plantago lanceolata

Plantago lanceolata and plantain both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Plantago lanceolata Yes No No No
plantain Yes No No No
As nouns, plantain is a hypernym of Plantago lanceolata; that is, plantain is a word with a broader meaning than Plantago lanceolata:
  • Plantago lanceolata: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
  • plantain: 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
Plantago lanceolata (noun) plantain (noun)
an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
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
Difference between Plantago lanceolata and plantain

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