Thesaurus: banana

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1. n. A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
2. n. 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
3. n. elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
4. A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa. Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste, and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a native of tropical countries, and furnishes an important article of food. Banana bird (Zoöl.), a small American bird (Icterus leucopteryx), which feeds on the banana. -- Banana quit (Zoöl.), a small bird of tropical America, of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
5. A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musasapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
6. n:100 n. 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 n. elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh