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plan·tain

plantain

 
pronunciation:
plaen tihn [or] plaen teIn
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part of speech: noun
definition: a fruit similar to the banana, but larger, firmer, and less sweet. Plantains have a lot of starch and are eaten as a cooked vegetable.
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