Definition of "plantain-tree" [plantain-tree]

• See plantain. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The cocoa-nut, the bread-fruit, and the plantain-tree, flourish here in the highest perfection; besides which, the country abounds with most of the trees, shrubs, and plants, that are common to the South Sea islands, New Zealand, and"
• "Ropemaking is extensively carried on; the best cordage manufactured in the islands being made from the fibres of the plantain-tree, which is known in commerce by the name of Manilla hemp."
• "Hemp is produced from the bark of a species of the plantain-tree, forests of which are found growing wild in some provinces of the"