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banana
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banana banana republic a small state dependent on foreign capital, typically as a result of the domination of the economy by a single trade, and hence politically unstable; the name was particularly used of Central American states which were heavily dependent on their fruit-exporting trade.
second banana the second most important person in an organization or activity. Originally (mid 20th century), US theatrical slang meaning the supporting comedian in a show. The expression
top banana, meaning the most important person in an organization or activity, is of similar origin.
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Bananas split: the banana might soon become an endangered species and slip away. (Life).(according to scientists from International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain)
Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication; 5/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...species of cultivated banana are grown for food. Unlike wild bananas, cultivated bananas...550 pounds) of bananas per year, the...matooke means both "banana" and "food...a world without bananas could be devastating. ONE BANANA, TWO BANANA Genetic...
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Bananas: ripe for success.
Magazine article from: Nation's Restaurant News; 6/7/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Fifth Avenue. He layers banana bread, sliced bananas and rhubarb puree and wraps...At New York City-based Banana Cafe, bananas are appropriately featured...of another U.S.-born banana dessert, bananas Foster. It was in 1948 or...
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BANANAS // NEW VARIETIES CATCH COOKS' FANCY
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/16/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...in vogue. Other bananas, such as the red banana and apple banana...based International Banana Association. "Less...given for specialty bananas than to the cavandish...particular type of banana. For example, red bananas are coming from Ecuador...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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BANANA MUSEUM TESTIMONY TO A PASSION FOR THE FRUIT.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/2/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...bananas have a soul?'' Amid blow-up bananas, oversize plush bananas, banana walkie-talkies and a collection of...Harry Chapin's ``30,000 Pounds of Bananas,'' The Terriers' ``The Banana Boat Song,'' and of course, Donovan...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Bananas appeal Popular fruit slips into main course.(Food)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/28/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the International Banana Association, the...eats 28 pounds of bananas a year, ranking...Sauce, Cream of Banana Soup and Indian Spiced Pilaf with Green Bananas. David Wood, author...few other bites of banana trivia: - Bananas' origin can be...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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BANANA MAN; LIFE DEDICATED TO TROPICAL FRUIT.(L.A. LIFE)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 1/14/1998; 700+ words
; ...houses his International Banana Museum. There are bananas everywhere: on the...museum's International Banana Club. ``Bananas are funny because they...amid bunches of other banana silliness on a museum wall. Most bananas that come anywhere...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Banana mania; A century after they first arrived in Britain, sales have reached a record high (2)they cure hanghovers, lift your mood and tiger woods and man utd swear by them-no wonder bananas areb now our favourite fruit.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...second place. Annual banana consumption stands...person - about two bananas a week for every...United team, who eat banana and jam sandwiches...sporting prowess. Bananas are also a natural...exhorted us to 'unzip a banana'. These days children...marketing companies, bananas are sold ...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Banana crisis looms as storms batter Jamaica; Devastated crop sparks fears that farmers may turn to growing cannabis as a new export.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...favourite fruit, the banana, and trigger an...American ' dollar bananas' fill the gap...quotas on dollar bananas by 2006, leaving...of a ten-year 'banana war' between the...with produce such as bananas for the collapse...Brussels over EU banana quotas led the US...
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Why bananas are a parable for our times
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...you may have to watch as the banana fields die from the strange disease that stalks bananas across the globe. If this happens...eventually infect all Cavendish bananas everywhere. There are bananas we could adopt as Banana
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 "Daily News (Jacksonville, NC)")
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Banana tree in eastern North Carolina is unusual but not alone.
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Jacksonville, NC); 8/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...time I had actually seen a banana plant with actual bananas on it." The tree and the...they might be able to grow bananas." Banana trees that are planted in...Redfearn said. "After a banana tree has bananas, you would cut it down...
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Banana and Plantain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
BANANA AND PLANTAIN BANANA AND PLANTAIN. Bananas, including the dessert banana and the cooking types or plantains, are cultivated in more than 120 countries throughout the tropics and subtropics, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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Banana Republic Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Banana Republic Inc. 1 Harrison Street San Francisco...of The Gap, Inc. Incorporated: 1978 as Banana Republic Travel and Safari Clothing Company...subsidiary of The Gap, Inc. since 1983, Banana Republic Inc. “ has long been...
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Banana Republic
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
...Patricia, and Mel Ziegler, Banana Republic Guide to Travel and...Articles Gammon, Clive, "Banana Republic's Survival Chic...Lewis, "Yes, Do We Have Bananas!" in Esquire (New York...London), 14March 1987. "Banana Republic Founders Quit Firm...
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Banana Industry
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Banana Industry The production...consumption, and sale of bananas are important activities...arrangements with banana companies to export their bananas. The structure of...Market Organisation for bananas and unified the EU banana market in 1993, changed...
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Banana
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Banana Bananas, plantains, and...rhizome or corm. Bananas and their relatives...trunk. However, the banana stem is actually herbaceous...ready for eating. Bananas are a highly nutritious...food. The cultivated banana occurs in hundreds...
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