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noun • any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally • a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics • starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics | ||||
| 37% | 11 | Often done to banana slices for caramelized banana desserts | ||
verb • be converted into caramel • convert to caramel | ||||
| 29% | 3 | Burrowing insect | ||
noun • social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers | ||||
Insect Burrowing Into Straight Banana
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PLANTAIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PLANTAIN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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