nnoun.plantany 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 medicinallyMember Holonyms:Plantago genus Plantago
Hypernyms:herb herbaceous plant
Inherited Hypernyms:plantainherbvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:English plantainPlantago lanceolataPlantago majorPlantago mediaPlantago psylliumPlantago rugeliiPlantago virginicaSpanish psylliumbroad-leaved plantainbuckthorncart-track plantcommon plantainfleaworthoary plantainnarrow-leaved plantainpsylliumribgrassribwortripple-grassrugel's plantainwhite-man's footwhiteman's foot
Full Hyponyms:broad-leaved plantainenglish plantainfleaworthoary plantainrugel's plantain
nnoun.planta banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropicsSynset:Musa paradisiaca plantain tree
Hypernyms:banana banana tree
Inherited Hypernyms:plantainbananaherbvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:plantain
nnoun.foodstarchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropicsPart Holonyms:Musa paradisiaca plantain plantain tree
Hypernyms:veg vegetable veggie
Inherited Hypernyms:plantainvegetableproducefoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity