Is a banana tree a herb?

Answer 1

Yes, the plant is an herbaceous plant. The banana is a fruit.
Yes they are technically herbs, though they are most commonly considered to be fruit since natural bananas have seeds inside.

Answer 2

The stem of the banana plant does not contain woody tissue, which classifies it as a herbaceous plant, or herb. The banana does contain the seeds of the plant though, which sort of also makes it a fruit. But technically, it is a herb.

Answer 3

Bananas are the fruit of the banana tree..

Actually, yes, bananas are herbaceous plants (herbs). The plant grows to an impressive size, that of a small tree, but it dies back to ground level every year. There is no such thing as a banana tree.

Answer 4

A banana is both an herb and a fruit. Bananas come from an herbaceous bush, not a tree as many believe. Its seeds signify that it is a fruit.

Answer 5

A banana is the largest flowering herbaceous plant

Answer 6

technically they are a herb because their leaves are.

Answer 7

Bananas are fruit but they grow on a herbaceous plant.

Answer 8

Although referred to as banana trees, they are not trees at all but a perennial herb.

Answer 9

Yes