banana

Definition of Banana in English :

Noun

any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

banana tree

2. banana

elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Banana

see synonyms of banana

noun

1.

any of several tropical and subtropical herbaceous treelike plants of the musaceous genus Musa, esp M. sapientum, a widely cultivated species propagated from suckers and having hanging clusters of edible fruit

2.

the crescent-shaped fruit of any of these plants

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Banana

see synonyms of banana

noun

1.

any of a genus (Musa) of treelike tropical plants of the banana family, with long, broad leaves and large clusters of edible fruit; esp., any of the various hybrids widely cultivated in the Western Hemisphere

2.

the long, curved fruit of these plants which usually has a soft, sweet, whitish pulp and a thick, usually yellowish skin

plantain2

adjective

3.

designating a family (Musaceae, order Zingiberales) of monocotyledonous tropical plants, including heliconia and bird of paradise

Banana

see synonyms of banana

n.

1. Any of several treelike plants of the genus Musa, especially M. acuminata, having a terminal crown of large, entire leaves and a hanging cluster of fruits.

2. The elongated, edible fruit of these plants, having a thick yellowish to reddish skin and whitish, pulpy flesh.

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