PLANTAIN

I. noun see: place Date: 13th century any of a genus ( Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the ~ family) of herbs with basal rosettes of usually lanceolate or elliptical leaves and spikes of minute greenish flowers, II. noun see: plane Date: 1555 a banana plant ( Musa paradisiaca ), the angular greenish starchy fruit of the ~ that is a staple food in the tropics when cooked