Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Musaceae — the false bananas.
Etymologies
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From a Gurage language, Ge'ez, እንሰት (inset, "the false banana, Ensete ventricosum")
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A: I certainly understand your desire to overwinter your red banana Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'.
The Seattle Times 2011
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