Definition of Japanese banana

1. Noun. Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan.

Exact synonyms: Musa Basjoo
Generic synonyms: Banana, Banana Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Banana

Japanese
Japanese-speaking
Japanese Archipelago
Japanese B encephalitis virus
Japanese Bobtail
Japanese Bobtails
Japanese Giant Salamanders
Japanese Islands
Japanese Red Army
Japanese Sign Language
Japanese allspice
Japanese amberjack
Japanese andromeda
Japanese angelica tree
Japanese apricot
Japanese banana (current term)
Japanese barberry
Japanese barnyard millet
Japanese beech
Japanese beetle
Japanese bittersweet
Japanese black pine
Japanese brome
Japanese bunching onion
Japanese bunching onions
Japanese capital
Japanese cedar
Japanese cherry
Japanese chess

Literary usage of Japanese banana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1901)
"FIG. 6.—The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in the pond of the Botanical Garden. Of these only cycas is protected from the cold in winter. Japanese banana trees ..."

2. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"... thatching, and for many purposes which appear possible only by the help of the ingenuity and patience of the Oriental. The Chinese and Japanese banana ..."

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