Banana is the common name for flowering plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce.

Banana or bananas may also refer to:

In nature Ensete ventricosum (Ethiopian banana, false banana, enset), an important foodcrop in Ethiopia Nymphoides aquatica (banana plant), an aquatic species known for its unusual root structure Strelitzia nicolai (wild banana), a banana-like plant with an erect woody stem Banana spider

Places United States Banana, Florida, an unincorporated community Banana Lake, Florida Banana River, Florida

Elsewhere Banana, Cape Verde, a settlement on Santiago Island Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a small seaport in Kongo Central Province Banana, Kiribati, a settlement on Kiritimati Island Banana Island (disambiguation) Shire of Banana, a local government area in Queensland, Australia Banana, Queensland, Australia, a small town in the Shire of Banana Banana belt, any segment of a geographic region with generally warmer climates

Arts and entertainment Film and television Bananas (film), a 1971 comedy film directed by and starring Woody Allen Bananaz, a 2008 British documentary by Ceri Levy Bananas!*, a 2009 Swedish documentary directed by Fredrik Gertten Banana, a 2010 short film from the Despicable Me franchise Banana (film), a 2015 comedy-drama film directed by Andrea Jublin The Bananas (TV series), a 1969 Canadian children's television series Banana (TV series), a 2015 British anthology series by Russell T. Davies "The Banana" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a season 2 episode

Music Banana (band), a former Yugoslav pop rock band Bananas (Deep Purple album), a 2003 album Bananas (Malcolm Middleton album), a 2018 album The Velvet Underground & Nico, a 1967 rock album sometimes referred to as the "Banana Album" "Banana" (Anitta song) (with Becky G), a track from the 2019 album Kisses by Anitta "Banana" (Conkarah song), a 2019 song by Conkarah featuring Shaggy "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)", a 1998 single by Queen Latifah "Bananas", a track from the 2008 album Inherit by Free Kitten "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", a traditional Jamaican folk song "Banana", a skit from the 2005 album Arular by M.I.A.

Games Banana (1986 video game), a video game released on the Family Computer in 1986 in Japan Banana (2024 video game), a clicker game released through Steam in 2024 Banana (gamer), Chinese competitive Dota 2 player Banana, the currency of the Donkey Kong franchise

Other arts and entertainment WWBN ("Banana 101.5"), a rock music radio station in Michigan Bananas (literary magazine), a British literary magazine from 1975 until 1979 Banana (magazine), an Asian-American themed magazine Bananas Comedy Club, two venues for stand-up comedy in the northeastern United States

People Banana (name), a list of people with the given name, surname, pen name or stage name Banana (slur), an Asian person living in a Western country who has lost touch with their Asian cultural identity Robert "Bananas" Foster, a member of the American electronic band Freezepop

Other uses Banana equivalent dose, an informal measurement of ionizing radiation exposure Savannah Bananas, an barnstorming baseball team in the Banana Ball Championship League Banana', a dialect of the Bamayo language of Borneo, Indonesia Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything, an acronym used to describe the attitude of people opposed to land development

See also

Banana boat (disambiguation) Banana fish (disambiguation) Banana Joe (disambiguation) Banana Man (disambiguation) Banana republic (disambiguation) Banana Split (disambiguation)

Anana (disambiguation) Bana (disambiguation) Banan (disambiguation) Banani (disambiguation) Going bananas (disambiguation) Joseph Bonanno (1905–2002), Italian-American Mafia boss also known as "Joe Bananas" Antonio Caponigro (1912–1980), American mobster also known as "Tony Bananas"

Bannana, a genus of goblin spiders from China Banania, a chocolate drink Bananya, a Japanese animated television series