/'plæntɪn; `plæntɪn/
n
(a) [C, U] tropical fruit, similar to a banana but usu cooked before being eaten 大蕉（果实）.
(b) [C] tree-like plant that bears this 大蕉（植物）.

/'plæntɪn; `plæntɪn/
n common wild plant with broad flat leaves and small green flowers, that bears seeds which are used as food for cage-birds 车前草.

n
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish;Origin: plántano, from Latin platanus type of tree]
[U and C]
a kind of banana that is cooked before it is eaten, or the plant on which it grows
[C]
a common wild plant with small green flowers and wide leaves