"bananery" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bə.ˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi/ [UK] Forms: more bananery [comparative], most bananery [superlative]
Etymology: For banana + -y, where final -ay would look like a single vowel as in tray. Because of uncertainty about how banana + -y should best be written, various spellings are seen. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|banana|y}} banana + -y, {{nowrap|banana + -y}} banana + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} bananery (comparative more bananery, superlative most bananery)
  1. (childish) Of, or relating to bananas, or their flavour. Tags: childish Synonyms: banana-ey, bananaey, bananary, banana-y
    Sense id: en-bananery-en-adj-1WT8AooQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bə.ˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi/ [UK] Forms: bananeries [plural]
Etymology: banana + -ery. Compare orangery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|banana|ery}} banana + -ery, {{m|en|orangery}} orangery Head templates: {{en-noun}} bananery (plural bananeries)
  1. (rare) A banana plantation. Tags: rare Translations (Translations): bananownia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bananery-en-noun-Hr5ulTRu Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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