Gros Michel

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Gros Michel banana

Etymology

From French banane Gros Michel.

Noun

Gros Michel (plural Gros Michels)

A triploid cultivar of banana, popular in the early 20th century, predominant in the marketplace, but wiped out as a commercial cultivar mid-20th century by Panama disease.

Synonyms

Big Mike

Coordinate terms

Cavendish

Translations

Translations

Burmese: please add this translation if you can
Cambodian: please add this translation if you can
French: Gros Michel m or f
Indonesian: Pisang Ambon
Malay: Pisang Ambon, [Arabic needed]
Malaysian: Pisang Ambon
Spanish: Guineo Gigante, Banano, Plátano Roatán
Thai: please add this translation if you can

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