RavenalaRav`e*na"la\, n. [Malagasy.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the banana. Note: Ravenala Madagascariensis, the principal species, is an un
RavenalaRav`e*na"la\, n. [Malagasy.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the banana. Note: Ravenala Madagascariensis, the principal species, is an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing bases of the leafsta