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Definitions of banana
  1. noun
    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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  2. noun
    elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
Definition that contains banana
  • musa type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
  • ambrosia fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
  • plantain a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
  • plantain starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
  • strelitzia small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
  • abaca Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
  • banana boat a ship designed to transport bananas
  • banana skin the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
  • 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)
  • monstera deliciosa tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor
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