plantain
(ˈplæn tɪn, -tn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
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quit
Webster Dictionary
any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit
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zest
Webster Dictionary
to cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything
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zest
Webster Dictionary
a piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc
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musa
Webster Dictionary
a genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain
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pill
Webster Dictionary
to rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See Peel, to plunder
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ravenala
Webster Dictionary
a genus of plants related to the banana
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trabeculate
Webster Dictionary
crossbarred, as the ducts in a banana stem
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abaca
(ˌæb əˈkɑ, ˌɑ bə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis, of the banana family.
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tree
(tri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various shrubs, bushes, and plants, as the banana, resembling a tree in form and size.
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peel
(pil)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
peel off,
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split
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an ice-cream dish made esp. with a split banana, flavored syrup, and chopped nuts.
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desquamate
(ˈdɛs kwəˌmeɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to peel off in scales.
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fruit
(frut)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the edible part of a plant developed from a flower and containing one or more seeds with any accessory tissues, as the peach, mulberry, or banana.
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bark
(ɑrk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to strip the bark from; peel.
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exfoliate
(ɛksˈfoʊ liˌeɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to peel off in thin fragments.
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flake
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to peel off or fall in flakes.
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curaçao
(ˌkyʊər əˈsoʊ, -ˈsoʊ ə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a liqueur flavored with the peel of the bitter orange.
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twist
(ɪst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a strip of citrus peel used to flavor a drink.
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peel off
(desquamate, peel off)
Princeton's WordNet
peel off in scales
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desquamate
(desquamate, peel off)
Princeton's WordNet
peel off in scales
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skin
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to strip or deprive of skin; flay; peel; husk.
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peeler
(ˈpi lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a kitchen implement for removing the peel from a vegetable or fruit.
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hull
(ʌl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to remove the hull of; skin, peel, shell, or shuck.
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zest
(ɛst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a small strip of citrus peel, esp. lemon, used for flavoring.
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epicarp
(ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
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peel off
(peel off)
Princeton's WordNet
peel off the outer layer of something
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banana bread
(banana bread)
Princeton's WordNet
moist bread containing banana pulp
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banana peel
(banana peel, banana skin)
Princeton's WordNet
the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
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banana skin
(banana peel, banana skin)
Princeton's WordNet
the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
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