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banana

ba·nana [ bə-ˈna-nə]

banana

noun

[bə-ˈna-nə]

Definition of banana

1 : an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind
//a bunch of bananas slipped on a banana peel

2 : any of several widely cultivated perennial often treelike herbs (genus Musa of the family Musaceae, the banana family) bearing bananas in compact pendent bunches

Recent Examples on the Web

//Dry skin mask Vitamin A (from the banana) and E (from the avocado) help revive parched skin, while the honey, olive oil, and yogurt serve as a soothing, nourishing base.
— Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, "Natural DIY Face Masks for Every Skin Type and Concern," 7 Nov. 2019
//Peel the banana, break it in half, and put one half in the center of each piece of bread.
— Danika Worthington, The Know, "5 dirtbag camping recipes inspired by Colorado," 9 Oct. 2019
//Alves picked the banana up, peeled it, took a bite and carried on with the game.
— SI.com, "Dani Alves: The Maverick Who's Just Too Good to Be Copied," 2 Oct. 2019
//For instance, banana is a common flavor in hefeweizen, but if detected in another style it might be considered a flaw.
— Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Masthead Brewing tops 2019 Cleveland Oktoberfest microbrew competition," 31 Aug. 2019
//Hurricanes are fueling a rise in aggressive spiders, the end of the banana could be near, and Bugatti has released a $9 million car.
— Alex Baker-whitcomb, WIRED, "Bananas in Crisis, Aggressive Social Spiders, and More News," 19 Aug. 2019
//Video from the day of the incident showed Rettke attempting to distribute the bananas from a burlap sack to demonstrators.
— NBC News, "Student arrested for wearing gorilla mask to Black Lives Matter rally cleared of most charges," 17 July 2019
//Meme was the consumate baker whose banana breads, chocolate cakes, apple and blueberry pies, as well as her Christmas cookies and Penuche were always welcome in eager anticipation of birthdays and holidays.
— courant.com, "Agnes Rose Sylvester," 8 Sep. 2019
//Trains on evening gowns: Stepping on a train is like stepping on a banana peel; no good will come of it.
— Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, "And (almost finally), some of the things I hate," 19 June 2019

First Known Use of banana

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for banana

Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish, from Portuguese, of African origin; akin to Wolof banaana banana

Dictionary Entries near banana

Phrases Related to banana

driving one bananas

go bananas

slip on a banana skin/peel

More Definitions forbanana

banana

noun

English Language Learners Definition of banana

: a long curved fruit with a thick peel that is yellow when it is ripe

banana

noun

ba·nana | \ bə-ˈna-nə \

Kids Definition of banana

: a fruit that is shaped somewhat like a finger, is usually yellow when ripe, and grows in bunches on a large treelike tropical plant with very large leaves