traveller's tree

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traveller's tree - giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelersravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis, traveler's treegenus Ravenala - woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceaeligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems