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: an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind
a bunch of bananas
slipped on a banana peel
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With Costco’s leadership change — and other longtime deals like Trader Joe’s 19-cent bananas and Planet Fitness’ $10 membership ending amid rising inflation — some had speculated about the future of Costco’s $1.50 hot dog.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Valastro uses his spoon to carefully scoop up the banana custard, vanilla wafers, caramelized banana and some of the fractured shell.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
But most seedless bananas and watermelon are grown from triploid plants.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
Acai bowls include a Cacao Energy with maca root (aka Peruvian ginseng); gluten-free granola, banana and cacao nibs and custard; and a Cold Brew Crave with coffee, coconut, macadamia nuts and strawberry.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Valastro uses his spoon to carefully scoop up the banana custard, vanilla wafers, caramelized banana and some of the fractured shell.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
But most seedless bananas and watermelon are grown from triploid plants.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
Acai bowls include a Cacao Energy with maca root (aka Peruvian ginseng); gluten-free granola, banana and cacao nibs and custard; and a Cold Brew Crave with coffee, coconut, macadamia nuts and strawberry.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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“Banana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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banana
noun
ba·nana
bə-ˈnan-ə 
: a treelike tropical plant with large leaves and flower clusters that develop into a bunch of finger-shaped fruit which are usually yellow when ripe
also
: its fruit
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