A tropical plant, Ravenala madagascariensis (not a true palm), native to Madagascar but grown elsewhere for its distinctive appearance: banana-like leaves are arranged in a flat, fan-like pattern a...

(military, transitive) To prepare a building for defense by preparing slits or holes through which to fire on attackers / (transitive) To exploit (a law, etc.) by means of loopholes.

plural of rapture

Characteristic of June.