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Plantain — This article is about the fruit. For the small herb, see Plantago. Plantain Plantains being sold. Details Hybrid parentage … Wikipedia
plantain — plantain1 /plan tin, tn/, n. 1. a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana. 2. its fruit, eaten cooked as a staple food in tropical regions. [1545 55; earlier pla(n)tan < Sp plá(n)tano plantain, also plane… … Universalium
seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… … Universalium
psyllium seed — The cleaned, dried ripe seed of Plantago indica or of P. ovata. A mild cathartic that acts by absorbing water and providing indigestible mucilaginous bulk for the intestines. Must not be used in intestinal obstruction. SYN: plantago seed,… … Medical dictionary
canary seed — noun a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds • Hypernyms: ↑bird feed, ↑bird food, ↑birdseed * * * noun Etymology: from Canary Islands 1. : seed of the canary grass used as food for cage birds compare … Useful english dictionary
Plantago — Taxobox name = Plantago (Plantains) image width = 250px image caption = Greater Plantain ( Plantago major ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Plantaginaceae genus = Plantago genus authority … Wikipedia
Musa acuminata — For cultivated bananas, see Banana. Musa acuminata Scientific classification … Wikipedia
List of birds of Cameroon — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Cameroon. The avifauna of Cameroon includes a total of 929 species, of which 11 are endemic and 8 are rare or accidental.This list s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families … Wikipedia
List of birds of the Central African Republic — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Central African Republic. The avifauna of the Central African Republic includes a total of 791 species, of which 3 are rare or accidental.This list s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence … Wikipedia
List of birds of Equatorial Guinea — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Equatorial Guinea. The avifauna of Equatorial Guinea includes a total of 835 species, of which 3 are rare or accidental.This list s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families,… … Wikipedia
