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prairie bananas

prairie bananas is the plural of prairie banana.

Meaning of prairie banana

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

Questions about prairie bananas

What is prairie bananas the plural of?
Prairie bananas is the plural of prairie banana.

Words near prairie bananas in the dictionary

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

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