plantain /ˈplæn.tɪn/ noun [C or U]
► F0 a tropical fruit similar to a banana with green skin, or the plant that produces this fruitThesaurus+: ↑Fruit TreesThesaurus+: ↑Types of fruit- be testimony to sth
- be that as it may
- be the armpit of sth
- be the bee's knees
- be the belle of the ball
- be the best thing since sliced bread
- be the biz
- be the business
- be the butt of sb's jokes
- be the cat's whiskers
- be the creature of sb/sth
- be the despair of sb
- be the envy of sb
- be the image of sb
- be the last word in sth
- be the (living/spitting) image of sb
- be the living/spitting image of sb
- be the luck of the draw
- be the making of sb
- be the mode
- be the nature of the beast
- be the new rock and roll
- be the new sth
- be the picture of health, innocence, etc.
- be the pride of somewhere/sth