What does banana mean?
Definitions for banana
bəˈnæn əba·nana
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Princeton's WordNet
banana, banana treenoun
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
banananoun
elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
Wiktionary
banananoun
An elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin.
banananoun
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.
banananoun
A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian (from the yellow outside and white inside). Compare coconut.
bananaadjective
Flavoured with bananas.
bananaadjective
Of the colour of bananas.
Etymology: From banaana, via or.
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banana
A banana is a tropical fruit that grows on plants of the genus Musa in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Typically elongated and curved, a banana has soft creamy flesh rich in starch covered with a yellow, red or green rind when ripe. Bananas are known for their high nutritional value, including vitamins, minerals and fiber, and are eaten raw or used in baking, cooking and beverages.
Webster Dictionary
Banananoun
a perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa
Wikidata
Banana
A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Musa. The fruit is variable in size, color and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be yellow, purple or red when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic bananas come from two wild species – Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, and Musa × paradisiaca for the hybrid Musa acuminata × M. balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific name Musa sapientum is no longer used. Musa species are native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. They are grown in at least 107 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine and as ornamental plants. In 2013 bananas were fourth among the main world food crops in financial value.
Chambers 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.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
banana
(Musa paradisiaca). A valuable species of plantain, the fruit of which is much used in tropical climates, both fresh and made into bread. Gerarde named it Adam's apple from a notion that it was the forbidden fruit of Eden; whilst others supposed it to be the grapes brought out of the Promised Land by the spies of Moses. The spikes of fruit often weigh forty pounds.
Rap Dictionary
banananoun
The clip of an AK-47. "I lay by my bananna" -- Young Dro
Editors Contribution
banana
A type of cultivar, plant, seed and tree created and cultivated in various species.
Banana's are a popular food and grown throughout the world.
Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020
banana
A type of fruit.
We buy banana's every week as we love them, my favourite food is pancakes with chocolate spread and banana with a spoon of fresh cream or creme fraiche.
Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of banana in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of banana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of banana in a Sentence
The disease is a fungus, it attacks the leaves of the banana plant, which means the plant can't make as many bananas.
Banana is about a pound to a pound and a half and is settling in nicely here.
I love Triscuits or any hearty whole-grain cracker sandwiched with almond butter and fresh raspberries, or with banana and cacao nibs.
There is no one miracle food that will launch us into immortality, the lifestyle as a whole must be considered, including daily physical activity and eating less( of) animal foods like meat, cheese and butter. It is easiest to encourage people to eat a variety of plant foods such as salads, trail mix, roasted vegetables, pasta primavera, almond butter and banana sandwiches, lentil soup, or edamame hummus.
As a lifelong fruits and vegetables ambassador, and a U.K. resident, designing a banana cake worthy of Prince Henry of Wales and the future Duchess Meghan Markle represents a higher calling, both personally and professionally.
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- абананAbkhaz
- piesangAfrikaans
- موز, موزةArabic
- puqutaAymara
- bananAzerbaijani
- бананBelarusian
- банан, бананово дървоBulgarian
- কলাBengali
- banana, plàtanCatalan, Valencian
- бананChechen
- banán, banánovník, banánovýCzech
- banana, ffrwchneddWelsh
- bananDanish
- Bananenstaude, BananeGerman
- μπανάνα, μπανανιάGreek
- banano, bananarboEsperanto
- banana, bananero, banano, plátanoSpanish
- banaanEstonian
- albo, platanoBasque
- موزPersian
- banaanikasvi, banaani, banaaninkeltainen, vinosilmäFinnish
- bananFaroese
- banane, bananierFrench
- banaanWestern Frisian
- bananaIrish
- pakovaGuaraní
- bananey, corran bweeManx
- agadeHausa
- בננהHebrew
- केलाHindi
- banánHungarian
- բանան, ադամաթուզArmenian
- pisangIndonesian
- bananoIdo
- bjúgaldin, bananiIcelandic
- banana, bananoItalian
- בננהHebrew
- バナナJapanese
- gedangJavanese
- ბანანიGeorgian
- бананKazakh
- bananiKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ចេកKhmer
- ಬಾಳೆKannada
- 바나나, 바나나색Korean
- mozKurdish
- bananaCornish
- бананKyrgyz
- Musa sapientum fixaLatin
- BanannLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໝາກກ້ວຍLao
- bananasLithuanian
- banānsLatvian
- pananaMāori
- бананаMacedonian
- വാഴപ്പഴംMalayalam
- гадилMongolian
- केळMarathi
- pisang, pokok pisang, mauzMalay
- bananaMaltese
- ငှက်ပျောသီးBurmese
- banaan, bananengeel, bananenplantDutch
- banan, bananplanteNorwegian
- hashkʼaanNavajo, Navaho
- bananowy, banan, bananowiecPolish
- banana, bananeiraPortuguese
- bananier, banană, bananRomanian
- банан, банановыйRussian
- banána, бана́наSerbo-Croatian
- කෙසෙල්Sinhala, Sinhalese
- banán, banánovníkSlovak
- banana, bananovecSlovene
- fa'iSamoan
- moosSomali
- bananeAlbanian
- bananaSouthern Sotho
- bananSwedish
- mgomba, ndiziSwahili
- வாழைப்பழம்Tamil
- అరటిచెట్టు, అరటిపండుTelugu
- банан, мавзTajik
- กล้วยThai
- bananTurkmen
- puno ng saging, sagingTagalog
- muzTurkish
- бананTatar
- بانانUyghur, Uighur
- бананUkrainian
- کیلاUrdu
- bananUzbek
- chuối, trái chuối, quả chuốiVietnamese
- banaanaWolof
- באַנאַנעYiddish
- ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀Yoruba
- 香蕉Chinese
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