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banana

Definition:

(nou) any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits (nou) elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

Phonetic Transcription:

bəˈnɑːnə

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My favorite fruit is banana.

My favourite fruit is plum, not banana.

The fruit type is a banana that is seeded and inedible.

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