banana family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Musaceae, characterized by large treelike herbaceous plants of tropical regions, having a trunk formed by spiraling leaf sheaths, and bearing large leaves, flower clusters above leathery red-to-purple bracts, and fleshy fruit in clusters, including the banana and plantain.

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banana family

To do this, though, the banana family tree must be clearer.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

And the banana family tree as a whole is even more diverse, and mysterious, than previously thought, according to a study published earlier this month in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

Most unusual choice: plantains, a member of the banana family that’s often eaten cooked.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2022

He's quick to point out that though the gene is added to his super-bananas, it's no new gene to the banana family.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 1, 2014

Strelitzia reginæ.—A plant of the Musa or banana family.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders

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