A banana is an elongated, edible fruit botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Muse. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas.
Bananas are elongated, edible fruits that grow in clusters on the Musa genus of large, herbaceous plants. They are typically curved and have a soft, starchy flesh encased in a peel that can be green, yellow, red, or even brown when ripe. Bananas are a popular fruit, known for their nutritional value.