Cavendish banana

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Etymology

Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

Noun

Cavendish banana (plural Cavendish bananas)

  1. A banana of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
    • 2005, Rachel Eagen, The Biography of Bananas, Crabtree Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 11:
      The Cavendish banana that is so popular in North America and Europe can be thought of as a lucky accident because it produces no pollen or seeds from which it can reproduce.