"banana" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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 tree
is a type of: edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
is a part of:
- dwarf banana, musa acuminata - low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
- edible banana, musa paradisiaca sapientum - widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit