"bush banana" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bush bananas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bush banana (plural bush bananas)
  1. (Australia) Either of two perennial climbing plants of the genus Marsdenia, having long edible fruits: Marsdenia viridiflora or Marsdenia australis. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants
    Sense id: en-bush_banana-en-noun-2K0VNND1 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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