banana-like

Resembling tropical fruit

Resembling a banana in shape, color, taste, or texture.

The term usually describes the curved, elongated form or the soft, sweet flavor characteristic of the fruit: The plantain has a banana-like appearance but firmer flesh.

The dessert had a banana-like sweetness without any actual banana.

curved

crescent

Curved sickle-like arc

  • arcCurved line segment
  • bendCurve or flex
  • curveSmooth, angleless line

boomerang · sickle · hook · curvature · tapered · elongated · oblong · slender · cylindrical · tapering

texture

soft

Yielding to touch

smooth · fleshy · ripe · overripe · starchy · mealy · fibrous · squishy · silky · mashed

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

caramelized · honey · vanilla · butterscotch · mellow · fragrant · fruity · sugary · ripe · bland

color

yellow

Hue between green and orange

  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • creamRich milk fat
  • paleLacking color intensity

chartreuse · buff · straw · lemon · mustard · saffron · amber · tawny · ochre · canary

fruit

mango

South Asian stone fruit

pawpaw · persimmon · guava · cherimoya · durian · breadfruit · feijoa · soursop · mamey

Opposites
authenticity/genuineness

banana-likeauthentic

Verified as original

the real thing · unadulterated

sensory resemblance

banana-likeneutral

Not favoring any side

flavorless · bland

resemblance to banana

banana-likesavory

Appetizing, not sweet

meaty · earthy

Family

bananas, banana, plantain, plantains

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G