ravenala

See also: Ravenala

English

Etymology

From the genus name, from Malagasy ravinala, from ravina (“leaf”) + ala (“forest”).

Noun

ravenala (plural ravenalas)

1. Any of the genus Ravenala.

   Synonyms: traveller's tree, traveller's palm

References

• “ravenala”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• ravenala in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

French

Noun

ravenala m (plural ravenalas)

1. ravenala

Further reading

• “ravenala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.