Banana

1. (n) An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. 2. (n) (Canada, US, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. 3. (n) The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. 4. (n) (uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin. 5. (n) (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority. 6. (n) (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese descent who cannot speak Mandarin or any Chinese dialect 7. (n) (slang) The penis. 8. (adj) Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight. 9. (n) An incorrectly held handstand, often seen in beginners. 10. (n) (sports) A banana kick. 11. (n) (nuclear physics) A banana equivalent dose. 12. (n) (computer science, colloquial) A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation). 13. (n) (informal, humorous, derogatory, often attributively) One who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate. 14. (n) A surname. 15. (n) A village on Kiritimati, Kiribati.