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.
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.