(n)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, Syn.traveller's tree, Ravenala madagascariensis, ravenala
‖n. [ L., decay. ] (Med.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses. [ 1913 Webster ]