Ensete ventricosum

Definitions of Ensete ventricosum
  1. noun
    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, Ethiopian banana, Musa ensete
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    type 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
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