banaan

Definitions of banaan
  1. noun
    elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
    synonyms: pisang
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    type of:
    vrucht
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
  2. 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:
    weegbree
    a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
    type of:
    kruid
    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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