dwarf banana

dwarf banana
noun
low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
Syn: ↑Musa acuminata
Hypernyms: ↑banana, ↑banana tree
Part Meronyms: ↑banana

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noun
: a low-growing banana (Musa nana or M. cavendishii) cultivated especially in the West Indies and distinguished by its compact growth habit and its six-angled curved fragrant fruit — called also Canary banana, Cavendish banana, Chinese banana

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a large southern Chinese plant, Musa acuminata, of the banana family, having blue-green leaves, yellowish-white flowers with reddish-brown bracts, and fragrant, edible, curved fruit from 4 to 5 in. (10 to 13 cm) long, often borne in clusters of 200. Also called Chinese banana.

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