English Explanatory Dictionary

banaba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
name
  1. An island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, a former site of phosphate mining.

Pronunciation

/bəˈnɑːbə/

Word forms

banaba banabas

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?].

Synonyms

giant crape-myrtle Queen's crape-myrtle pride of India Ocean Island

Derived words

Banaban
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