1 We jolted along rough wet roads through an endless banana plantation.
2 A green banana is not ripe enough to eat.
3 She peeled off the skin of a banana for the child.
4 He always plays second banana in the basketball matches.
5 A traveler relating his tropical experiences glorifies the banana, stating that he has eaten it “ripe and luscious from the tree!”
6 Trade officials say that Ecuador has made a complaint to the WTO about the tariffs the European Union imposes on imports of bananas.
7 Some countries, such as Germany would prefer an almost unrestricted market so that their consumers could get the best bananas at the lowest prices.
8 I can't eat bananas.
9 Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green.