HyperDic: musa_paradisiaca

English > 1 sense of the expression Musa paradisiaca:
NOUNplantMusa paradisiaca, plantain, plantain treea banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits
English > Musa paradisiaca: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics.
Synonymsplantain, plantain tree
Partsplantainstarchy banana-like fruit
Broaderbanana, banana treeAny 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

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