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Definition of BANANA

1. 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.

2. Noun. Elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh.

Definition of BANANA

1. n. A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.

Definition of BANANA

1. Acronym. '''B'''uild '''A'''bsolutely '''N'''othing '''A'''nywhere '''N'''ear '''A'''nyone (or) '''A'''nything. Someone who objects to the building of any structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate. Used as an expression of irritation towards people who are thought of as being worse than NIMBYs. ¹

2. Noun. An elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin. ¹

3. Noun. The tropical treelike plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, of the genus ''Musa'', has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain. ¹

4. Noun. A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin. ¹

5. Noun. (context: mildly pejorative slang ethnic slur) A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian (from the “yellow” outside and “white” inside). Compare (term coconut assimilated Hispanic or Black). ¹

6. Adjective. Flavoured with bananas. ¹

7. Adjective. Of the colour of bananas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of BANANA

1. an edible fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of BANANA

1. A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa. The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a sheath of a green or purple colour; the fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste, and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a native of tropical countries, and furnishes an important article of food. Banana bird, a small bird of tropical America, of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers. Origin: Sp. Banana, name of the fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of BANANA

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banalizing banally banalsite banalysis banan banana banana-bender banana-bond banana-shaped banana bender

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Literary usage of BANANA

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

1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1896)
"The rate and mode of growth of banana leaves. WALTER MAXWELL. The quick rate of growth of young banana trees is a matter of general observation. ..."

2. The Congo and the Founding of Its Free State: A Story of Work and Exploration by Henry Morton Stanley (1885)
"BANANA POINT. Approaching land—Appearance of the coast—The majestic Congo—The factories—Our manly pilot—Banana Point—A good anchorage— Effects of tropic ..."

3. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"4, 5 and 6, were planted with the "Golden Bantam-Banana" cross. In Plot 4 yellow grains from zigzag ears were used, and gave a superior block of corn, ..."

4. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1905)
"In its ordinary form, however, tha banana is too bulky to oe able 'o ... No wonder, then, that in tropical countries, where the banana is largely eaten, ..."

5. The Uganda Protectorate: An Attempt to Give Some Description of the Physical by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1902)
"I believe there is no record of the banana having been known to the ancient ... Therefore it is not very likely that the cultivated banana reached tropical ..."

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