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banana

ba.nana \b*-'nan-*\ n [Sp or Pg; Sp, fr. Pg, of African origin; akin to 
   Wolof bana:na banana] often attrib  1: an elongated usu. tapering fruit 
   with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a sof t usu. yellow rind 2: a widely 
   cultivated perennial herb (genus Musa of the family Musac eae, the banana 
   family) bearing fruits that are bananas in compact pendent bunches