Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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Examples
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By-and-by the keeper seemed too melancholy to be sociable, I went back to the banana tree.
The Belted Seas Arthur Willis Colton
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It was hot by the shed, and we were going up by the banana tree, when we saw a large catboat coasting down to the point, and by the hang of her sail it was Padre Filippo's.
The Belted Seas Arthur Willis Colton
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Apart from shopping there a beautiful beach where we all hired bikes and rode to it passing through the old town and banana tree lined streets.
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