English Explanatory Dictionary

Gros Michel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triploid cultivar of banana, popular in the early 20th century, predominant in the marketplace, but wiped out as a commercial cultivar mid-20th century by Panama disease.

Pronunciation

En-us-Gros Michel.ogg

Word forms

Gros Michel Gros Michels

Etymology

From French banane Gros Michel.

Synonyms

Big Mike
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