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ENSETE VENTRICOSUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
Synonyms:
Abyssinian banana; Ensete ventricosum; Ethiopian banana; Musa ensete
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ensete ventricosum" 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 ("Ensete ventricosum" is a member of...):
Ensete; genus Ensete (Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas)
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