1. a large tropical fruit similar to a banana, typically cooked before eating
2. a common weed with broad flat leaves that grow in a rosette pattern close to the ground
Usage: botanical

Examples

• She fried the plantains until they were golden brown.
• Green plantains are often used in savory dishes.
• The ripe plantain was sweet and soft.
• Plantains are a staple food in many Caribbean countries.
• The plantain weed grew between the cracks in the sidewalk.
• Plantain leaves have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.