Definition of banana Banana

/bʌnæˈnʌ/ - [bunanu] - ba•nan•a

We found 12 definitions of banana from 7 different sources.

What does banana mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: bananas
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
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		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 starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
		edible banana, musa paradisiaca sapientum widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit
banana - elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
		edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
		edible banana, musa paradisiaca sapientum widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit

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Wiktionary

banana (Noun)
An elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin.
banana (Noun)
The tropical treelike plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, of the genus Musa, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.
banana (Noun)
A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.
banana (Adjective)
Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

banana (n.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

banana
The fruit of the banana tree.
banana
The tropical treelike plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, of the genus Musa, has large, elongated leaves.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

banana
ba-nä′na, n. a gigantic herbaceous plant, remarkable for its nutritious fruit. [Sp. or Port. banana, from the native name in Guinea.]

Wikipedia

A Banana is a fruit that grows in clusters on banana trees. There are about 100 different kinds of banana trees. Some banana trees grow edible fruit. There are several kinds of bananas in different colors. When most bananas are ripe, they turn yellow with brown patches. Unripe bananas are usually green, but it also depends what country they are grown in. Many bananas have a curved shape, but some bananas are straight. Bananas have a lot of potassium.

Bananas are grown around the world. The countries that export (send to other places for sale) the most bananas include India, Brazil, China, Ecuador and the Philippines.

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banana, noun, singular of bananas.

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