banana family

noun
1.
the plant family Musaceae, characterized by large treelike herbaceous plants of tropical regions, having a trunk formed by spiraling leaf sheaths, and bearing large leaves, flower clusters above leathery red-to-purple bracts, and fleshy fruit in clusters, including the banana and plantain.
Examples from the web for banana family
  • The vast bulk of the banana family is made up of the starchy cooking bananas and plantains grown as a staple.