traveller's palm

English

A traveller's palm

Noun

traveller's palm (plural traveller's palms)

1. 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