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plantain vs English plantain

English plantain vs plantain

plantain and English plantain both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plantain Yes No No No
English plantain Yes No No No
As nouns, English plantain is a hyponym of plantain; that is, English plantain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plantain:
  • 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
  • English plantain: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
plantain (noun) English plantain (noun)
starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
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 plantain and English plantain

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