edible banana

edible banana
noun
widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit
Hypernyms: ↑banana, ↑banana tree
Part Meronyms: ↑banana

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Banana — For other uses, see Banana (disambiguation). Banana …   Wikipedia

  • banana tree — 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 • Syn: ↑banana • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Banana — Ba*na na (b[.a]*n[aum] n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See {Musa}. [1913 Webster] Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Banana bird — Banana Ba*na na (b[.a]*n[aum] n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See {Musa}. [1913 Webster] Note: The banana has a soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Banana quit — Banana Ba*na na (b[.a]*n[aum] n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See {Musa}. [1913 Webster] Note: The banana has a soft,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • banana — [bə nan′ə] n. [Sp & Port < native name in W Africa, as in Mande banäna] 1. any of a genus (Musa) of treelike tropical plants of the banana family, with long, broad leaves and large clusters of edible fruit; esp., any of the various hybrids… …   English World dictionary

  • Banana passionfruit — Full and longitudinally cut banana passionfruits. Banana Passionfruit Ceramic. Moche Culture. Larco Museum Collection …   Wikipedia

  • edible fruit — noun edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh • Hypernyms: ↑produce, ↑green goods, ↑green groceries, ↑garden truck, ↑fruit • Hyponyms: ↑freestone, ↑cling, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • banana passionfruit — /bənanə ˈpæʃənfrut/ (say buhnahnuh pashuhnfrooht) noun a perennial climber, Tacsonia mollissima, bearing decorative soft pink flowers and a long, edible fruit …  

  • Blood banana — A typical young specimen Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”