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banana Definition

ba·nana (bə nanə)

noun

  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 widely cultivated in the Western Hemisphere
  2. the long, curved fruit of these plants which usually has a soft, sweet, whitish pulp and a thick, usually yellowish skin

Etymology: Sp & Port < native name in W Africa, as in Mande banäna

adjective

designating a family (Musaceae, order Zingiberales) of monocotyledonous tropical plants, including heliconia and bird of paradise

banana Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • mash: You can also have grated apple or mashed banana.
  • peel: Puddings are easy too - foil wrap peeled bananas with a little syrup.
  • slice: Add some sliced banana or raisins to your breakfast cereal.
  • eat: I was eating a banana at the time: the last I was to see for quite some number of years.
  • chop: Try adding chopped bananas, apples, or other fruits to breakfast cereals.
  • bake: Baked bananas with cream cheese is a rich pudding from Martinique which is served on special occasions.

Adjective modifier

  • ripe: Banana Jam Cut up 2 cups of ripe bananas, 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
  • fried: They are a good partner for lightly fried bananas and passion fruit.
  • Caribbean: Banana wars The US brought an action in the WTO against the EU because of its favorable quotas for Caribbean bananas.
  • delicious: It's so simple - just buy delicious bananas, juice, tea or any product with the Fairtrade Mark.
  • Latin: Now reveal the true breakdown of who gets what from the final price of a Latin American banana.
  • green: Serve with rice, mango chutney, boiled green bananas, fresh red pepper, sliced onions and tomato salad.

Modifies a noun

  • plantation: I ran through the banana plantation straight to him.
  • republic: A captain of industry calls Britain a banana republic.
  • milkshake: Alan in the pub - drinking a banana milkshake!
  • smoothie: This week's listener of the week is Sam, pictured here with his strawberry and banana smoothie.
  • fritter: Desserts may be banana fritters or pancakes, fruit salad or home made ice cream.
  • grower: The banana growers are barely able to make ends meet.

Noun used with modifier

  • ACP: ACP banana exporters are allowed duty-free access to EU markets.
  • inflatable: Dressed in yellow ( banana skins ) and carrying large inflatable bananas they added a splash of color to the annual carnival procession.

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