ABYSSINIAN BANANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abyssinian banana mean? 

• ABYSSINIAN BANANA (noun)
  The noun ABYSSINIAN BANANA has 1 sense:

1. large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa

  Familiarity information: ABYSSINIAN BANANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABYSSINIAN BANANA (noun)

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Meaning:

Large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Abyssinian banana; Ensete ventricosum; Ethiopian banana; Musa ensete

Hypernyms ("Abyssinian banana" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Abyssinian banana" is a member of...):

Ensete; genus Ensete (Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas)