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Banana tree

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. Synonym: banana.

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"Banana tree" Quotes from Famous Books

... plantains and bananas form the principal sustenance of the natives. The banana tree shoots up its succulent stem, and unfolds its immense entire leaves with great rapidity; and a group of them waving their silky leaves in the sun, or shining ghostly white in the moonlight, forms one of those beautiful sights that can only be seen to perfection in the tropics. There are a great ...

— The Naturalist in Nicaragua • Thomas Belt

... the game. It had been sulking and threatening for twenty-four hours, and Honor wakened to the sound of a sluicing downpour. She ran to her window, which looked out on the garden. The long leaves of the banana tree were flapping wetly and the Bougainvillaea on the summerhouse looked soaked and sodden. Somewhere a mocking bird was singing deliriously, making his tuneful fun of the weather. Honor went down to breakfast with ...

— Play the Game! • Ruth Comfort Mitchell

Words linked to "Banana tree" : plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca sapientum, abaca, herbaceous plant, Musa acuminata, Japanese banana, herb, Musa textilis, Musa paradisiaca, Musa, dwarf banana, plantain, genus Musa, Manila hemp, Musa basjoo, edible banana