ravenala
See also: Ravenala
English
editEtymology
editFrom the genus name, from Malagasy ravinala, from ravina (“leaf”) + ala (“forest”).
Noun
editravenala (plural ravenalas)
- Any of the genus Ravenala.
- Synonyms: traveller's tree, traveller's palm
References
edit- “ravenala”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ravenala in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
French
editNoun
editravenala m (plural ravenalas)
Further reading
edit- “ravenala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.