Ensete Ventricosum (Noun)
Meaning
Large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Ensete ventricosum is a large evergreen arborescent herb native to Ethiopia, where it has been a staple crop for thousands of years.
- The Ensete ventricosum plant can grow up to 6 meters tall, with huge paddle-shaped leaves that can reach 4 meters in length.
- In some parts of Africa, the edible young flower shoots of Ensete ventricosum are considered a delicacy and are eaten steamed or boiled.
- Ensete ventricosum is sometimes placed in the genus Musa, which also includes the common banana, but it is not closely related to the edible banana.
- The fruit of Ensete ventricosum resembles a banana, but it is inedible and not commonly eaten, unlike the young flower shoots which are a valuable source of nutrition.