- slender plantain
- подорожник карликовый (Plantago pusilla)* * *подорожник карликовый
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Plantain — Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plantain — Ⅰ. plantain [1] ► NOUN ▪ a low growing plant, typically with a rosette of leaves and a slender green flower spike. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin planta sole of the foot (because of its broad leaves that grow along the ground). Ⅱ. plantain [2] ►… … English terms dictionary
plantain — plantain1 /plan tin, tn/, n. 1. a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana. 2. its fruit, eaten cooked as a staple food in tropical regions. [1545 55; earlier pla(n)tan < Sp plá(n)tano plantain, also plane… … Universalium
plantain — I. /ˈplæntən/ (say plantuhn), / teɪn/ (say tayn) noun 1. a tropical herbaceous plant, Musa paradisiaca. 2. Also, plantain banana. its green skinned, banana like fruit, which, when cooked, is a staple food in many tropical regions. {Spanish… …
plantain — plantain1 [ plantɪn, teɪn] noun a low growing plant that typically has a rosette of leaves and a slender green flower spike. [Genus Plantago: many species.] Origin ME: from OFr., from L. plantago, plantagin , from planta sole of the foot (because … English new terms dictionary
Indian plantain — Plantain Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mud plantain — Plantain Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rattlesnake plantain — Plantain Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ribwort plantain — Plantain Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Robin's plantain — Plantain Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water plantain — Plantain Plan tain, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English