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
• Syn: ↑banana
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Hyponyms:
↑dwarf banana, ↑Musa acuminata, ↑Japanese banana, ↑Musa basjoo, ↑plantain, ↑plantain tree, ↑Musa paradisiaca, ↑edible banana, ↑Musa paradisiaca sapientum, ↑abaca, ↑Manila hemp, ↑Musa textilis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Musa, ↑genus Musa
Useful english dictionary. 2012.