plantain

As nouns the difference between plantain and tostone

is that plantain is a plant of the genus plantago , with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm 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 or plantain can be a plant in the genus musa , the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana while tostone is a mexican dish of fried, sliced unripe plantain.

As nouns the difference between plantain and shoreweed

is that plantain is a plant of the genus plantago , with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm 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 or plantain can be a plant in the genus musa , the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana while shoreweed is a small european plantain, littorella uniflora , that grows in shallow water or mud at the edges of ponds.

As nouns the difference between plantain and mofongo

is that plantain is a plant of the genus plantago , with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm 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 or plantain can be a plant in the genus musa , the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana while mofongo is a caribbean dish of fried green plantains or yucca seasoned with garlic, olive oil and pork crackling, then mashed.

As nouns the difference between plantain and ribgrass

is that plantain is a plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm 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 while ribgrass is ribwort; Old World plantain, species: Plantago lanceolata.

As nouns the difference between plantain and ribwort

is that plantain is a plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm 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 while ribwort is ribgrass; Old World plantain.