Clues for the word "PLANTAIN"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 37 times in crosswords. It was last seen in USA Today crossword on February 18, 2025.
Definition of plantain
- n. - A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.
- n. - The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked.
- n. - Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world.
Referring Clues
- Relative of the banana
- Tropical fruit
- Banana relative
- Banana kin
- Tropical fruit
- Green banana-like fruit
- Banana's cousin
- Bananalike fruit
- Green banana
- Fruit sometimes fried
- Often-fried tropical fruit
- Banana plant
- Insect burrowing into straight banana
- Banana-like fruit
- Worker in the prairie producing fruit
- Sow area in fruit
- Large banana - weed
- A fruit worker in Spartan accommodation
- Worker in clear at banana plant
- Fruit that's unattractive with insect in it
- Green growth very good? The last thing you want on lawn!
- Banana worker in flat
- Insect filling type of chocolate banana
- Insect penetrating what sounds like 27 fruit
- Factory grade popular sort of banana
- Worker cut common weed
- Fruit ant in plain view
- Prairie-dwelling insect finds banana
- Weed used by worker in rolling ground
- Colonist possibly into homely tropical food
- Banana cousin
- Fruit fried for a jibarito
- Starchy fruit in mofongo
- Fruit fried twice to make tostones
- Fruit fried to make tostones
Last Seen In
- USA Today - February 18, 2025
- USA Today - February 16, 2025
- USA Today - December 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 25, 2024
- USA Today - May 10, 2023
- LA Times - December 09, 2015
- LA Times - January 24, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 25, 2013
- Netword - August 27, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - August 22, 2013
- Netword - April 07, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - August 20, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 30, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - December 02, 2011
- Washington Post - June 23, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 19, 2010
- Guardian Quick - February 27, 2010
- Netword - February 04, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - January 09, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - November 07, 2007
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 03, 2006
- Guardian Quick - November 06, 2005
- Guardian Cryptic - July 28, 2005
- Guardian Cryptic - March 28, 2005
- Guardian Quiptic - August 30, 2004
- Guardian Cryptic - August 02, 2004
- Guardian Cryptic - March 19, 2004
- Washington Post - September 14, 2003
- And in 7 more crossword puzzles...