- banana, banana tree - 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
--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--1 is a member of Musa, genus Musa
--1 has particulars:dwarf banana, Musa acuminata; Japanese banana, Musa basjoo; plantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca; edible banana, Musa paradisiaca sapientum; abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis