RAVENALA


Meaning of RAVENALA in English

ˌravəˈnālə noun

Etymology: New Latin, fr a native name in Madagascar

1. capitalized : a genus of tropical woody plants (family Musaceae) having tall trunks, oblong distichous very long-stalked leaves, and large flowers with three sepals and three petals followed by woody 3-valved capsules — see traveler's-tree

2. -s : any plant of the genus Ravenala

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