PLANT'AIN-TREE, noun A tree of the genus Musa, the most remarkable species of which are, the paradisiaca or plantain, and the sapietum or banana tree. The plantain rises with a soft stem fifteen or twenty feet high, and the fruit is a substitute for bread.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.