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banana
[ buh-nan-uh ]
noun
- a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit. Compare banana family.
- the fruit, especially that of M. paradisiaca, with yellow or reddish rind.
banana
/ bəˈnɑːnə /
noun
- 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
- the crescent-shaped fruit of any of these plants Compare plantain 2
Word History and Origins
Origin of banana1
Word History and Origins
Origin of banana1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with banana , also see drive someone crazy (bananas) ; go bananas ; top banana .Example Sentences
These are young fathers, rural farmers, usually growing banana or coffee or subsistence crops.
Read on to find out what you need to know before whipping up bug-infused banana bread.
Trista goes about making the shake, mashing up a banana, adding cherry syrup, a bit of milk, and soft-serve ice cream.
She also recommends the banana split shake: strawberry, chocolate, and a mashed banana.
“You have to try my cherry banana shake,” waitress Trista says.
The broad veranda was shaded by a clump of tall banana-trees, swaying to and fro in the gentle breeze.
The plant from which is made what is called Manila hemp belongs to the same family as the banana and the plantain.
The next time the fruit disappeared, I found a banana all smashed up in Kari's pavilion.
Down in the court a silvery fountain played among palms and banana trees.
Beyond the door was a banana tree, with ten-foot leaves, and a little black monkey loping around under it, sort of indifferent.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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