Abyssinian banana


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Noun1.Abyssinian banana - large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shootsAbyssinian banana - large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
Ensete ventricosum, Ethiopian banana, Musa ensete
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Ensete, genus Ensete - Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas
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