banana
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a , which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
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Born ~1997 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
140 is fine for a bus.... in banana units wtf!
A colleague has brought in home made banana bread muffins. Praise be
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Getting swept out to sea on a banana boat and everyone is just watching. Fair enough 👍
Out there in the moss, vibing with the banana slugs
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An elongated curved tropical fruit of a , which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
Jimmy had a banana for breakfast.
“140 is fine for a bus.... in banana units wtf!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A colleague has brought in home made banana bread muffins. Praise be”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[some-subscribed-rss] New Post: Korean banana markets in everything, by Tyler Cowen https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/05/korean-banana-markets-in-everything.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=korean-banana-markets-in-everything”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Getting swept out to sea on a banana boat and everyone is just watching. Fair enough 👍”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Out there in the moss, vibing with the banana slugs”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from ), which has large, elongated leaves.
Jimmy had a banana for breakfast.
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(uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin.
Jimmy had a banana for breakfast.
“THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY IN BANANA STANDS?”
“It's in the banana stand. Dad, I'm”
“The money's in the banana stand. OH, I”
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- banana skin64%
(UK) The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- bush banana63%
(AU) Either of two perennial climbing plants of the genus , having long edible fruits: or .
- banana peel60%
(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.