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ba·nan·a  (b-nn)

n.

1. Any of several treelike Asian herbs 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 white, aromatic, seedless pulp.

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[Portuguese and Spanish, from Wolof, Mandingo, and Fulani.]

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banana

Noun

a crescent-shaped fruit that grows on a tropical or subtropical treelike plant [Spanish or Portuguese, of African origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	banana - 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 herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Musa, Musa - type genus of the Musaceae: bananas dwarf banana, Musa acuminata - low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit Japanese banana, Musa basjoo - Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan Musa paradisiaca, plantain tree, plantain - a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics edible banana, Musa paradisiaca sapientum - widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit Musa textilis, abaca, Manila hemp - Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
	2.	banana - elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh dwarf banana, Musa acuminata - low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit edible banana, Musa paradisiaca sapientum - widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit

Translations

banana [bəˈnɑːnə] n → plátano, banana (LAM)

banana [bəˈnɑːnə] n → banane f

banana [bəˈnɑːnə] n → Banane f

banana [bəˈnɑːnə] n → banana

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banana

n banana [bəˈnaːnə]

the long curved fruit, yellow-skinned when ripe, of a type of very large tropical tree. piesangمَوْزбананbanánbanandie Bananeμπανάναplátano, bananabanaanموزbanaanibananeבָּנָנָהकेलाbananabanánpisangbananibananaバナナ바나나bananasbanānspisangbanaanbananbananbananabananăбананbanánbananabananabananกล้วยmuz香蕉бананکیلاquả chuối; cây chuối香蕉