enseten.
/ɛnˈsiːtiː/ An African relative of the banana, Ensete ventricosum ( Musa ensete).
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1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile V. 36 The Ensete is a herbacious [sic] plant. It is said to be a native of Narea.
1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Afr. p. xv Ensete; a species of wild plantain..called m'seegwah and m'tembah by natives, who make necklaces of its seeds.
1961 H. P. Huffnagel Agric. Ethiopia xxviii. 292 The main product of the ensete is a fermented starch of high nutritive value.
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