RAVENALA MADAGASCARIENSIS

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Meaning:

Giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers

Synonyms:

ravenala; Ravenala madagascariensis; traveler's tree; traveller's tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Ravenala madagascariensis" is a kind of...):

ligneous plant; woody plant (a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems)

Holonyms ("Ravenala madagascariensis" is a member of...):

genus Ravenala (woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae)

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