Abyssinian banana

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a large, treelike Ethiopian plant, Ensete ventricosum, of the banana family, having leaves about 15 feet (4 meters) long, whitish flowers with reddish-brown bracts, and dry, inedible fruit.

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I have never grown tired of the Abyssinian banana with its red-tinged stems and leaves.

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They are five-year-old red Abyssinian banana “trees” rising to 12 feet or more.

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