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banana

//bəˈnɑːnə//

Pluralbananas

Definition

The elongated curved fruit of a tropical plant, typically yellow when ripe.

To remember it

Picture the bananas in the city, and remember that 'banana' is a yellow fruit.

Examples

A1
I eat a banana every morning.
A2
The banana is yellow and sweet.
B1
She sliced a banana into her cereal before leaving for work.
B2
If you leave the banana in the sun, it will ripen too quickly.
C1
Having peeled the banana with deliberate care, the chef arranged it as a garnish atop the dessert.
C2
Were the banana to be harvested prematurely, its flavor would never fully develop, a nuance only seasoned growers appreciate.