A banana is an elongated edible fruit  botanically a berry  produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains distinguishing them from dessert bananas.

A banana is an elongated edible fruit  botanically a berry  produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains distinguishing them from dessert bananas.