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banana
 
Noun banana has 2 senses
  1. banana, banana tree - 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
    --1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
    --1 is a member of Musa, genus Musa
    --1 has particulars:
     dwarf banana, Musa acuminata; Japanese banana, Musa basjoo; plantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca; edible banana, Musa paradisiaca sapientum; abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis
  2. banana - elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
    --2 is a kind of     edible fruit
    --2 is a part of
     edible banana, Musa paradisiaca sapientum; dwarf banana, Musa acuminata
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