banana tree

1. 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 (synset 112372804)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • dwarf banana, musa acuminata - low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
   • japanese banana, musa basjoo - Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
   • musa paradisiaca, plantain, plantain tree - a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
   • edible banana, musa paradisiaca sapientum - widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit
   • abaca, manila hemp, musa textilis - Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
   belongs to: genus musa, musa - type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
   same as: banana

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