genus ravenala

Noun
  1. Woody tropical plants with tall trunks;
    Sometimes placed in family Musaceae (synset 112375366)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: ravenala, ravenala madagascariensis, traveler's tree, traveller's tree - 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
    belongs to: family strelitziaceae, strelitzia family, strelitziaceae - woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae

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