How are bananas classified? They are not a fruit...?

Answer 1

Not only are they a fruit, they are the worlds most popular.

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Answer 2

Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa, and is also the name given to the fruit of these plants.

Because of their size and structure, banana plants are often mistaken for trees.

The banana fruit grow in hanging clusters, with up to 20 fruit to a tier (called a hand), and 3-20 tiers to a bunch. The total of the hanging clusters is known as a bunch, or commercially as a "banana stem

Each individual fruit (known as a banana or 'finger') has a protective outer layer (a peel or skin) with a fleshy edible inner portion.

Bananas are classified either as dessert bananas (meaning they are yellow and fully ripe when eaten) or as green cooking bananas.


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Answer 3

Bananas would be classified as a fruit. Fruits contain seeds on the inside. Even vegetables like tomatoes, peas, beans, etc..are technically fruits. If you look closely at the inside of a banana, you'll notice little brown/black flecks. Those are actually seeds. So there you go!

Answer 4

Banana plants are of the family Musaceae. They are cultivated primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent for the production of fibre and as ornamental plants. Because of their size and structure, banana plants are often mistaken for trees. ;)

Answer 5

I was taught bananas are classified as a herb, they grow on a bush not a tree.

Answer 6

Who says they are not a fruit? Are you speaking botanically or nutritionally?

Answer 7

they ARE a fruit