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• Sustantivo que designa un género de hierbas tropicales del Viejo Mundo, incluido el banano abisinio; plantas perennes grandes que crecen en África y Asia.

A noun referring to a genus of Old World tropical herbs, including the Abyssinian banana, which are large perennial plants native to Africa and Asia.

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1. Tropical herbaceous plantC2formal

   A genus of large, tropical, herbaceous plants native to Africa and Asia, closely related to bananas but with inedible fruit; the Abyssinian banana is a well-known species.

   Ensete (planta herbácea tropical)

   • The Ensete plant is a staple food source in parts of Ethiopia.
   • Unlike common bananas, the fruit of Ensete is not typically eaten.
   • Farmers cultivate Ensete for its starchy stem and root.

   Sinónimosabyssinian banana