ensete
(ɛnˈsiːtiː)
[Native name.]
An African relative of the banana, Ensete ventricosum (Musa ensete).
| 1790 J. Bruce Trav. to Nile V. 36 The Ensete is a herbacious [sic] plant. It is said to be a native of Narea. 1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Africa p. xv, Ensete; a species of wild plantain..called m'seegwah and m'tembah by natives, who make necklaces of its seeds. 1961 H. P. Huffnagel Agric. Ethiopia xxviii. 292 The main product of the ensete is a fermented starch of high nutritive value. |