banana


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Synonyms for banana

go bananas

Synonyms

  • go crazy
  • go nuts
  • go insane
  • go bonkers
  • go mental
  • go barmy
  • go loopy
  • go round the bend
  • go frantic
  • go batty
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  • go round the twist
  • go nutty
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Synonyms for banana

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

elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

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In 1830, whilst managing the gardens for the Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire, Paxton received a shipment of banana specimens sent from Mauritius.
Buyers are urged to wait for little brown spots to appear on the skin as a sign that the banana is ready to be eaten-in its entirety, of course.
Tokyo: First there were avocados with no stones; now we have bananas with edible skin.
Amazingly, the average banana contains a whopping 425 mgs of potassium, about 11% of the recommended dietary allowance.
It's important to serve the pancakes with a good salted butter to bring out the banana flavor -- I like Kate's Homemade Butter or Kerrygold -- and real maple syrup.
When you cut the trunk to the ground, whatever sucker or suckers that remain will grow very slowly, according to our banana expert friend, Dr.
How does Del Monte Fresh Produce's banana offering go beyond simply conventional bananas?
Labour MP Chris Bryant said: "Sticking to facts is proving a real banana skin for Boris on his blunder bus tour."
Bananas grow best in hot, wet places like Central and South America.
Asthma: A study conducted by the Imperial College of London found that children who ate just one banana per day had a 34% less chance of developing asthma.
The food Industry currently represents the biggest consumer of banana powder where it is widely used in infant food, puffed food, seasonings, solid beverages, cakes, cold food, instant food, etc.
Using the fork, carefully segment the banana into 1-centimeter (0.4-inch) thick rounds.