Hypernym

noun

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Member_meronym

Musa 1

noun

type genus of the Musaceae: bananas

banana 1

noundomain: plant

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English

Definition

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

Synonyms

banana tree 1

Hyponym

dwarf banana 1

noun

low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit

Japanese banana 1

noun

Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan

plantain 2

noun

a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics

edible banana 1

noun

widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit

abaca 2

noun

Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

Member_holonym

Musa 1

noun

type genus of the Musaceae: bananas

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