ravenala

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noun

Any plant of the genus Ravenala.

Similar
traveller's treetraveller's palmtraveler's treeRavenala madagascariensis
Origintranslingual Ravenala ← Malagasy ravinala →
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Meanings

nounravenala (plural ravenalas)

plural ravenalas

  1. Any plant of the genus Ravenala.

    Synonyms: traveller's tree, traveller's palm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny plant of the genus Ravenala.

Similar
traveller's treetraveller's palm

More synonyms by meaning

noungiant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers

Similar
traveler's treetraveller's treeRavenala madagascariensis
Broader
woody plantligneous plant
Also see
traveller's tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Malagasyravinala
  2. translingualRavenala
  3. Englishravenala

Borrowed from translingual Ravenala, from Malagasy ravinala, from ravina (“leaf”) + ala (“forest”).

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Translations

Arabic رُعَامَة
  • رُعَامَة (ruʕāma)plant of the genus Ravenala
French ravenala, arbre du voyageur
  • ravenalaplant of the genus Ravenala
  • arbre du voyageurplant of the genus Ravenala
Cite this entry
APA

ravenala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravenala

MLA

“ravenala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravenala. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ravenala,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravenala.

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