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Webster 1913 Edition
Banana
Ba-na′na
(bȧ-nä′nȧ; 277)
, Noun.
[Sp.
banana
, name of the fruit.] (Bot.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (
Musa sapientum
); also, its edible fruit. See Musa
. ☞ 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.
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Banana
BAN'ANA
,Noun.
The fruit is four or five inches long, and an inch or more in diameter; the pulp soft and of a luscious taste. When ripe, it is eaten raw, or fried in slices. Bananas grow in large bunches weighing a dozen pounds or more. This tree is the native of tropical countries, and on many isles, constitutes an important article of food.
Definition 2024
banána
banána
Northern Sami
Noun
banána
Inflection
| Even, no gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | banána | |
| Genitive | banána | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | banána | banánat |
| Accusative | banána | banánaid |
| Genitive | banána | banánaid |
| Illative | banánii | banánaide |
| Locative | banánas | banánain |
| Comitative | banánain | banánaiguin |
| Essive | banánan | |
| Possessive forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| 1st person | banánan | banáname | banánamet |
| 2nd person | banánat | banánade | banánadet |
| 3rd person | banánas | banánaska | banánaset |