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prairie banana

prairie banana noun: a pawpaw (Asimina triloba).

Noun

prairie banana (plural prairie bananas)

  1. (US, colloquial) A pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
    • At this annual Albany festival visitors can enjoy treats from the pawpaw fruit, including “prairie banana” ice cream.2015, Gabrielle Balkan, The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 fact-filled maps!, Wide Eyed Editions, →ISBN, page 72
    • If you’ve ever sampled an American custard apple, a prairie banana or a hillbilly mango, then you’ve eaten a pawpaw.2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of prairie banana

pluralprairie bananas

Questions about prairie banana

What does prairie banana mean?
Prairie banana means a pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
What part of speech is prairie banana?
Prairie banana is a noun.
What is the plural of prairie banana?
The plural of prairie banana is prairie bananas.

Words near prairie banana in the dictionary

  1. prairie
  2. prairie alligator
  3. prairie alligators
  4. prairie apple
  5. prairie apples
  6. prairie banana
  7. prairie bananas
  8. prairie bean
  9. prairie chicken
  10. prairie chicken dance
  11. prairie chicken dances

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