ensete

• Substantivo que designa o gênero Ensete, de ervas tropicais gigantes do Velho Mundo, incluindo a bananeira-da-abissínia; são plantas perenes de grande porte, nativas da África e da Ásia.

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.

nome próprio

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

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabyssinian banana