dwarf banana
noun
a large southern Chinese plant, Musa acuminata, of the banana family, having blue-green leaves, yellowish-white flowers with reddish-brown bracts, and fragrant, edible, curved fruit from 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 centimeters) long, often borne in clusters of 200.
- Also called Chinese banana.
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