noun
: a tropical American plant ( Heliconia caribaea ) resembling the banana but having brilliant orange flowers with scarlet sheaths and leaves that are used in the West Indies as coverings for packages
noun
: a tropical American plant ( Heliconia caribaea ) resembling the banana but having brilliant orange flowers with scarlet sheaths and leaves that are used in the West Indies as coverings for packages
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012