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
"The botanist identified the banana as a distinctive herbaceous plant featuring a massive leafy crown that produced long, drooping bunches of fruit."
elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
"The monkey peeled the banana to reveal its soft, sweet flesh inside the yellow, crescent-shaped skin."
An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
"The banana objected loudly when the city council proposed building a new community center next door."
One who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate.
In plain English: A banana is an easy-to-eat fruit with soft yellow skin and sweet, creamy flesh inside.
"I peeled the banana and ate it for my morning snack."
Usage: Use this word to describe the common yellow tropical fruit or anything shaped similarly, such as a curving sports trajectory. Avoid confusing it with other curved objects unless you specifically mean its distinctive elongated form.
Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.
"The referee whistled as the soccer player struck the ball so hard that it curved through the air like a banana past the goalkeeper."
In plain English: Banana refers to something that is shaped like a curved yellow fruit.
"The banana peel slipped off his hand and landed on the floor."
The word "banana" was borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish, which in turn likely came from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. While some theories suggest an Arabic origin meaning "fingertip," others propose that the Wolof term for the fruit may have actually been derived from the European word itself.