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Meanings of Musa paradisiaca in anglès

portuguès
plantago

A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics.

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        Examples for "plantain"
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        Of the yield of the plantain we possess much more accurate information.
        The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
        2
        The plantain shoots up its bunch of fruit erect towards the heavens.
        Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before
        3
        Fry plantain for about 1 minute then remove them from the pot.
        Jamaica Observer
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        A young man sells plantain chips in traffic jam at Marina Lagos.
        The Guardian
        5
        We also saw several plantain leaves and cocoa-nuts pass by the ship.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
        1
        One of the most important trees in the West Indies is the plantain tree.
        Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
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        The world is like a plantain tree, without enduring strength.
        The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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        He trembles as a plantain tree tossed up by tempest.
        Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
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        Do you know what the plantain tree is, the tree, with the big sprawling leaves?
        The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages
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        There is a fine plantain tree.
        The Wings of the Morning
        Usage of Musa paradisiaca in anglès
        1
        Of the pisang, or plantain ( Musa paradisiaca, L.) the natives reckon above twenty varieties, including the banana of the West Indies.
        The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
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