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plantain

/ˈplæn.tɪn/ noun C2
  1. Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

Plural plantains

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He then took Villefort’s arm, and, at the same time, holding that of Madame Danglars under his own, he dragged the procureur to the plantain-tree, where the shade was thickest.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 675 · C1
We always stop to eat spicy jerk chicken and sweet fried plantains.
Celebrating the Notting Hill Carnival, p. 1 · B1

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