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 |
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| Synonyms | banana tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| 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 |
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| Member meronym | genus Musa, Musa |
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2. | banana (food) elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh |
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| Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit |
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| Part meronym | dwarf banana, edible banana, Musa acuminata, Musa paradisiaca sapientum |
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