INDIAN PLANTAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Indian plantain mean? 

• INDIAN PLANTAIN (noun)
  The noun INDIAN PLANTAIN has 1 sense:

1. any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain

  Familiarity information: INDIAN PLANTAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDIAN PLANTAIN (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Indian plantain" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Indian plantain" is a member of...):

Cacalia; genus Cacalia (genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia)