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nouna genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
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nounlarge sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
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Definition that contains ananas
- musa type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
- ambrosia fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
- musa ensete large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
- banana boat a ship designed to transport bananas
- genus ensete Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas
- banana oil a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
- ensete Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas
- genus musa type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
- banana republic a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
- ensete ventricosum large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa