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Banana quit
(gcide) | Banana \Ba*na"na\ (b[.a]*n[aum]"n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana,
name of the fruit.] (Bot.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa
sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
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Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of
great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,
covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the
fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in
diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,
and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a
native of tropical countries, and furnishes an
important article of food.
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Banana bird (Zool.), a small American bird ({Icterus
leucopteryx}), which feeds on the banana.
Banana quit (Zool.), a small bird of tropical America, of
the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
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banana quit
(wn) | banana quit
n 1: any of several honeycreepers |
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Banana quit
(gcide) | Banana \Ba*na"na\ (b[.a]*n[aum]"n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana,
name of the fruit.] (Bot.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa
sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of
great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,
covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the
fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in
diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,
and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a
native of tropical countries, and furnishes an
important article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Banana bird (Zool.), a small American bird ({Icterus
leucopteryx}), which feeds on the banana.
Banana quit (Zool.), a small bird of tropical America, of
the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
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