plant
Banana
Banana as a plant people have named and used. Soft hand-fruit, daily sweet, clustered gift — one living kind, not a single symbol.
Banana is historically related to Oil.
In Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, Banana is placed beside Oil as concrete shop companions.
from Arnold James Cooley · Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts, 6th ed. (PD; Gutenberg #39733 / #41957)
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Banana is historically related to Oak.
In Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Banana is treated with Oak; piece and peer stock share the entry.
from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)
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Banana is historically related to Medicine.
In Beck's The Draper’s Dictionary, Banana is placed beside Medicine as concrete shop companions.
from S. William Beck · The Draper’s Dictionary, 1882
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Banana is historically related to Wax.
In Burnell's Hobson-Jobson, Banana is placed beside Wax as concrete shop companions.
from Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke) · Hobson-Jobson, 1886 (new ed. 1903)
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sources
- Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts · Arnold James Cooley
Arnold James Cooley, Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts (6th ed.).
- Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines · Andrew Ure
Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines.
- The Draper’s Dictionary · S. William Beck
S. William Beck, The Draper’s Dictionary (1882).
- Hobson-Jobson · Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell (ed. William Crooke)
Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell, Hobson-Jobson (new ed. William Crooke, 1903).