plantain

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n. 车前草, 大蕉 [医] 车前草

发音

UK /ˈplæn.tɪn/
UK /ˈplæn.teɪn/
UK /ˈplɑːn.teɪn/
US /ˈplæn.tɪn/
US /ˈplæn.teɪn/
US /plænˈteɪn/
其它 /ˈplɑːntɪn/
其它 /ˈplaː(n)ʔn̩/

词形变化

plantains 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

    芣苢

    车前草

    车前

  2. 1.

    A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.

  3. 2.

    The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

    大蕉

    粉蕉

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词源

Inherited from Middle English planteyne, planteyn, from Anglo-Norman plainteine et al., Old French plaintain, from Latin plantāgō, from planta (“sole of the foot”), a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat; to spread”), because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.

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