The difference between Banana and Plantain

Banana as a noun (North America, UK, Ireland):

An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. Especially, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar.

Banana as a noun:

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, usually of the genus Musa but sometimes also including plants from Ensete, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.

Banana as a noun (uncountable):

A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.

Banana as a noun (mildly, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur):

A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian (from the "yellow" outside and "white" inside). Compare or .

Banana as a noun (nuclear physics):

A banana equivalent dose.

Banana as a noun (colloquial):

A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).

Banana as an adjective:

Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.

Plantain as a noun:

A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

Plantain as a noun:

A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.

Plantain as a noun:

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.