What is Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca in tamil?

Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca

Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca, i.e. the plantain or the banana is a herbaceous flowering plant often considered both a vegetable as well as a fruit and many languages do not differentiate between the two. Besides the fruit, banana flower buds are also edible and have similar labelling issues. A loose distinction made between the banana and the plantain is that the plantain is a banana which is cooked.

In Tamil, Musa × paradisiaca L. var. paradisiaca is known by Ambanam, Angusam, Arambai, Arayakkommai, Arbaruttam, Aresigam, Asogam, Irasandalai, Kadali, Kavar, Kavargali, Mamarai valai, Mandan, Namavalai, Pachilandai, Paivalai, Pidagadali, Puvalai, Puvanvali, Sami, Segili, Sevali, Sugandham, Thuraivalai, Udiranvalai, Valai, or Vazhai.

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