ravenala
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See also: Ravenala
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the genus name, from Malagasy ravinala, from ravina (“leaf”) + ala (“forest”).
Noun[edit]
ravenala (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[edit]
Noun[edit]
ravenala m (plural ravenalas)
Further reading[edit]
- “ravenala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.