Definition of plantain

What does the word plantain mean? Find synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of the word plantain in our free online dictionary! Find words starting with plantain and anagrams of plantain.

plantain - 4 definitions

- noun
1. plantain -- any 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 medicinally
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. plantain -- a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
synonyms: plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. plantain -- starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. plantain, plantains -- a short-stemmed herb
synonyms: plantains
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

Dictionary

Enter a word into the text field to generate a list of definitions for the searched term. The definitions page will show all of the meanings for the term as well as a list of synonyms that correspond with each definition.  

To the right of the definitions list, you will find information that will help with Words with Friends, Scrabble, and other word games. If the word is present in one of the official Scrabble dictionaries, each dictionary in which your searched term can be found will display with a checkmark beside it. 

Next, is a table showing the point value of the term for the most popular word games: Scrabble, Words with Friends, Lexulous, WordFeud and Text Twist. 

To see a list of all of the anagrams that can be made with your search term, look for the table titled “Anagrams”. Each of these terms is a link that will take you to a definition page for that term. Be sure to bookmark our Anagram Solver to use in the future. 

The most applicable synonyms to your search term will be shown in the “Synonym” table. Each of these terms is a link that will take you to a definition page for that term. 

The last table will contain words that end with, start with, or contain your search term. Each of the links in the box will take you to a separate page where you can view a list of terms that include your search term in various letter counts.

Games and tools: 

Scrabble Cheat: Beat the Cheaters or be the cheater, whatever it takes to win! 

WWF Cheat: Win at Words with Friends® with the Words with Words with Friends® Cheat using the entire board.