| 单词 | plantain |
| 释义 | plantain 1. n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used as food for birds and as a mild laxative. Phrases and idioms plantain lily = HOSTA. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L plantago -ginis f. planta sole of the foot (from its broad prostrate leaves) 2. n. 1. a banana plant, Musa paradisiaca, widely grown for its fruit. 2. the starchy fruit of this containing less sugar than a dessert banana and chiefly used in cooking. Etymology: earlier platan f. Sp. pl{aacute}(n)tano plane-tree, prob. assim. f. Galibi palatana etc. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含43808条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。