ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Ensete - Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas

liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

banana family, family Musaceae, Musaceae - treelike tropical Asian herbs

Abyssinian banana, Ensete ventricosum, Ethiopian banana, Musa ensete - 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

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

This tree, which the natives call ensete, is wonderfully useful; its leaves, which are so large as to cover a man, make hangings for rooms, and serve the inhabitants instead of linen for their tables and carpets.

View in context

Moreover, the finding of a study by Nurfeta et al [5] indicated that enset (Ensete ventricosum) leaf, which is the same family with banana, when fed alone had low intake and digestibility.

Effects of feeding different proportions of silver leaf desmodium (Desmodium uncinatum) with banana (Musa paradisiaca) leaf on nutrient utilization in Horro sheep fed a basal diet of natural grass hay

Okra Abelmoschus esculentus Tomato * Lycopersicon lycopersicum Oil seeds Castor seed Ricinus communis Sesame Sesamum indicum Soybean * Glycine max Sunflower Helianthus annuus Roots & tubers Cassava * Manihot esculentum Enset Ensete ventricosum Potato * Solanum tuberosum Sweet potato * Ipomoea batatas Taro Colocasia esculenta Yam Dioscorea spp.

African Orphan Crops under Abiotic Stresses: Challenges and Opportunities

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurellii', the Abyssinian banana, has pleasing purple-tinged leaves.

A new Eden; One man's dream has brought a taste of Paradise to a corner of Ireland

(2004) Efficient micropropagation of Ensete ventricosum applying meristem wounding: a three-step protocol.

Genetic diversity assessment and its importance on crop improvement in ethiopia: potentials and challenges

In addition to the cereal-based land-use system, agroforestry practices such as Ensete ventricosum (Kocho) were also used commonly by the local people.

Effect of Biochar Application on Growth of Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Acidic Soils of Bule Woreda Gedeo Zone Southern Ethiopia

musacearum (Xcm) was first reported in Ethiopia on Ensete, a related crop to banana in 1964 [3].

Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Infection: The Role of Debudding and Roguing as Control Options within a Mixed Cultivar Plantation

Injor (SH) S Moringaceae Moringa stenopetala Sheferwu (SH) S Lam Musaceae Ensete Ventricosum Echecha (SH) T (Wild) Eugenia uniflora L.

Study on the Diversity and Use of Wild Edible Plants in Bullen District Northwest Ethiopia

The Ethiopian diet is mainly composed of staple foods from cereals (teff, maize, and sorghum), tubers and root crops (ensete, potatoes, and sweet potatoes), pulses and oil seeds.

Minerals and trace elements in the soil-plant-animal continuum in Ethiopia: A review

wa[??]ma ~ ?o[??]ma 'river' wa[??]si 'meat' wada ~ ?oda 'insult' wafal 'hare' wa[p.sup.h]a ~ ?o[p.sup.h]a 'cave' wa[??]a 'ensete' waja ~ ?oja 'ear' wa[??]a 'chicken' I see two probable explanations for this unpredictable and asymetrical variation.

Phonology of Ganza (Gwami Nana)