bananier

Definitions of bananier
  1. 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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    types:
    bananier des Antilles
    a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
    type of:
    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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