A bunch of bananas?

[Lun-14]

Hi,

We call an accumulation of grapes a bunch, i.e., a bunch of grapes. What if there are so many bananas in the form of a large bunch? Like this:

Thanks a lot

 

[PaulQ]

They are stems of bananas - also sometimes called stalks of bananas.

 

[heypresto]

We would call this a bunch or hand of bananas:

But we rarely see bananas in such large 'bunches' that I don't know if we have a word for them.

Cross-posted with PaulQ - who knows more about bananas than I do.

 

[RM1(SS)]

I would call them stalks of bananas.

 

[You little ripper!]

According to Wikipedia

The banana fruits develop from the banana heart, in a large hanging cluster, made up of tiers (called "hands"), with up to 20 fruit to a tier. The hanging cluster is known as a bunch, comprising 3–20 tiers, or commercially as a "banana stem", and can weigh 30–50 kilograms (66–110 lb). Individual banana fruits (commonly known as a banana or "finger") average 125 grams (0.276 lb), of which approximately 75% is water and 25% dry matter (nutrient table, lower right).

...... PaulQ - who knows more about bananas than I do.

But does he know his onions?