banana shrub

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noun

a tall Chinese shrub, Michelia figo, of the magnolia family, having cream-yellow flowers with a reddish edge and a strong banana odor.

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How to use banana shrub in a sentence

These are young fathers, rural farmers, usually growing banana or coffee or subsistence crops.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Read on to find out what you need to know before whipping up bug-infused banana bread.
Is Cricket Flour the New Protein Powder?|DailyBurn|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Trista goes about making the shake, mashing up a banana, adding cherry syrup, a bit of milk, and soft-serve ice cream.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She also recommends the banana split shake: strawberry, chocolate, and a mashed banana.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“You have to try my cherry banana shake,” waitress Trista says.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was supposed by many on its discovery to grow like the engraving given—in form resembling a tree or shrub rather than an herb.
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The broad veranda was shaded by a clump of tall banana-trees, swaying to and fro in the gentle breeze.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
The plant from which is made what is called Manila hemp belongs to the same family as the banana and the plantain.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Almost any other kind of shrub'd have died long ago, neglected as things have been, but you can't kill a currant bush.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Brutus was getting well, but there would always be a scar on his shoulder, where the sharp-pointed shrub had entered the flesh.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes