{{wiktionary|plantain}} '''Plantain''' may refer to:

== Plants and fruits == * Cooking banana, banana cultivars in the genus ''Musa'' whose fruits are generally used in cooking ** True plantains, a group of cultivars of the genus ''Musa'' * Plantaginaceae, a family of flowering plants known as ''plantains'' * ''Plantago'', a genus of ''Plantaginaceae'' * ''Platanus'', a genus of trees formerly known as ''plantains''

== Other uses == * Plantain Garden River, in Jamaica * Plantain River, a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec, Canada * James Plaintain (fl. 1720–1728), a pirate active in the Indian Ocean *Plantain mosa, a Nigerian snack which is a component of small chops

== See also == * Banana (disambiguation) * Fried plantain, a dish made from plantains * List of banana cultivars * ''Hosta'', or plantain lily

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