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: an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind
a bunch of bananas
slipped on a banana peel
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Just 20 more pieces could’ve given Mario a weapon — a shell, a banana skin, or even just a coin — or potentially adapted the design like the original DeLorean Ideas/Cuusoo #4 set, so the wheels could reposition for its anti-gravity configuration.
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Matt Gardner, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Much like the worcestershire sauce hiding out in this banana bread recipe makes the fruit taste even more banana-like, the vanilla extract and instant coffee granules turn up the volume on the chocolate flavor.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration turned our country into a banana republic by using the Justice Department to pursue lawfare against its political opponent, Trump, during the presidential campaign.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
Potassium sources include but aren't limited to bananas, lentils, and potatoes.8
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Magnesium and potassium are two essential minerals found in foods and supplements.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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Matt Gardner, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Much like the worcestershire sauce hiding out in this banana bread recipe makes the fruit taste even more banana-like, the vanilla extract and instant coffee granules turn up the volume on the chocolate flavor.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration turned our country into a banana republic by using the Justice Department to pursue lawfare against its political opponent, Trump, during the presidential campaign.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
Potassium sources include but aren't limited to bananas, lentils, and potatoes.8
Summary
Magnesium and potassium are two essential minerals found in foods and supplements.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Banana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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banana
noun
ba·nana
bə-ˈnan-ə 
: a treelike tropical plant with large leaves and flower clusters that develop into a bunch of finger-shaped fruit which are usually yellow when ripe
also
: its fruit
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