banana-trees

Paw-paw and banana-trees were just ripening their fruit, while beneath grew sweet potatoes and yams.

Chapter 24 2010

Many banana-trees, uncared for patches of corn, and Congo-bean bushes attested former cultivation.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

There the paltry chickens paddled, and the banana-trees made a chitter as the wind came.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

Brilliant sun pouring into the patio, on the hibiscus flowers and the fluttering yellow and green rags of the banana-trees.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

When Chia Yün scrutinised the surroundings, he perceived, here and there in the court, several blocks of rockery, among which were planted banana-trees.

Hung Lou Meng 2003

At the far end of the patio the chickens were scratching under the silent motionlessness of ragged banana-trees.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

There were two kitchens, the one next the dining-room, belonging to Kate, and the narrow little shed under the banana-trees, belonging to the servants.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

‘Está muy flaco!’ the young Concha was bawling still in derision as she bore off the young cock to the pen under the banana-trees.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

Wheat, dhourra, barley, and dokhen are sown here; of vegetables the Badendján, or egg-plant, Meloukhye onions and radishes are cultivated; and vines, lemon, and banana-trees abound.

Travels in Arabia 2003

Two little girls were assiduously carding white wool and brown wool under a cluster of banana-trees: the wife and a young maiden were spinning fine, fine thread.

The Plumed Serpent 2003