banana
banana
Definition
ba·nana (bə nan′ə)
noun
- 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
- 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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