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The definition of a banana is a plant grown in tropical regions, or the fruit which it bears.

(noun)

An example of a banana when it is ripe is a yellow or red piece of fruit that is long and about one inch in diameter and of a slightly bent cylindrical shape.

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noun

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

Origin: Sp & Port < native name in W Africa, as in Mande banäna

adjective

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

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noun

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.
The elongated, edible fruit of these plants, having a thick yellowish to reddish skin and white, aromatic, seedless pulp.

Origin:

Origin: Portuguese

Origin: and Spanish

Origin: , from Wolof

Origin: , Mandingo,

Origin: and Fulani

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