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Cavendish banana

Cavendish banana noun: a banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.

cavendish banana: a banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata
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Noun

Cavendish banana (plural Cavendish bananas)

  1. A banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
    • The Cavendish banana that is so popular in North America and Europe can be thought of as a lucky accident because it produces no pollen or seeds from which it can reproduce.2005, Rachel Eagen, The Biography of Bananas, Crabtree Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 11

Forms of Cavendish banana

pluralCavendish bananas

Origin of Cavendish banana

Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

Questions about Cavendish banana

What does Cavendish banana mean?
Cavendish banana means a banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
What part of speech is Cavendish banana?
Cavendish banana is a noun.
What is the plural of Cavendish banana?
The plural of Cavendish banana is Cavendish bananas.

Words near Cavendish banana in the dictionary

  1. cavemoviruses
  2. Caven
  3. Cavender
  4. Cavenders
  5. cavendish
  6. Cavendish banana
  7. Cavendish bananas
  8. Cavendishes
  9. cavendishia
  10. cavendishias
  11. cavendishioid

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