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English noun: banana

1. banana (plant) 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


Synonymsbanana tree


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Narrower (hyponym)abaca, dwarf banana, edible banana, Japanese banana, Manila hemp, Musa acuminata, Musa basjoo, Musa paradisiaca, Musa paradisiaca sapientum, Musa textilis, plantain, plantain tree


Member meronymgenus Musa, Musa

2. banana (food) elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymdwarf banana, edible banana, Musa acuminata, Musa paradisiaca sapientum









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