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Ravenala

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Rav`e`na´la    (răv`ė`nä´lå)
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of plants related to the banana.
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Noun1.Ravenala - giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sapravenala - giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
Ravenala madagascariensis, traveler's tree, traveller's tree
genus Ravenala - woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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Pest control experts have said that when the leaves of the tree, known scientifically as Ravenala madagascariensis, wither and droop, the part of the leaves attached to the trunk could potentially trap rainwater and attract mosquitoes to breed there.
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But in south-east Madagascar, in a hut made of forest hardwood and thatched with ravenala leaves, lives the Jackson family.
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One tree, the ravenala (ra-vuh-NAY-luh), is called "the traveler's tree.
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