traveller's palm

English

A traveller's palm

Noun

traveller 's palm (plural traveller's palms)

A tropical plant, Ravenala madagascariensis (not a true palm), native to Madagascar but grown elsewhere for its distinctive appearance: banana-like leaves are arranged in a flat, fan-like pattern atop a palm-like trunk.
Synonyms: traveller's tree, East-West palm

Alternative forms

traveler palm, traveller palm, traveler's palm

Translations

Ravenala madagascariensis

Bengali: পান্থপাদপ (bn) (panthôpadôp)
French: arbre du voyageur (fr) m
German: Baum der Reisenden m
Italian: albero del viaggiatore m, palma del viaggiatore f
Japanese: タビビトノキ (tabibito-no-ki), オウギバショウ (ōgi-bashō)
Spanish: árbol del viajero m, palma del viajero f

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