Abaca vs. Banana

Abacanoun

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

Abacanoun

(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope.

Abacanoun

The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.

Abacanoun

a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines

Abacanoun

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

Banananoun

An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.

Banananoun

Especially, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar.

Banananoun

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, usually of the genus Musa but sometimes also including plants from Ensete, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.

Banananoun

(uncountable) A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.

Banananoun

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 assimilated Hispanic or Black or Black person who is "black outside" and "white inside".

Banananoun

(nuclear physics) A banana equivalent dose.

Banananoun

(colloquial) A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).

Bananaadjective

Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.

Banananoun

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

Banananoun

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

Banananoun

elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

Banana

A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called , distinguishing them from dessert bananas.