What does plantain mean?
• PLANTAIN (noun) The noun PLANTAIN has 3 senses: 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally 2. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics 3. starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics Familiarity information: PLANTAIN used as a noun is uncommon.
