Plantain may refer to:
Plants and fruits Plantain can refer to plants in three different families of flowering plants:
Within Musaceae: Two groups of banana cultivars of the genus Musa whose fruits are normally eaten after cooking rather than raw: Cooking banana True plantains The family Plantaginaceae In particular the genus Plantago Within Platanaceae: the genus Platanus of trees often known in English as planes
Other uses Plantain Garden River, in Jamaica Plantain River, a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec, Canada James Plaintain ( 1720–1728), a pirate active in the Indian Ocean Plantain mosa, a Nigerian snack which is a component of small chops
See also Banana (disambiguation) Fried plantain, a dish made from plantains List of banana cultivars Hosta, or plantain lily