Gros Michel

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Gros Michel

/ɡɹoʊ̯ mɪˈʃɛl/

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Unadapted borrowing from French Gros Michel, of unknown origin; see it for more.

noun Gros Michels

A triploid cultivar of banana, popular in the early 20th century, predominant in the marketplace, but wiped out as a commercial cultivar mid-20th century by Panama disease. Coordinate term: Cavendish
Similar: Big Mike

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Español	Guineo Gigante, Banano, Plátano Roatán
Français	Gros Michel, Grosse Michel

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@misc{gros_michel_2026,
  title = {Gros Michel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gros%20michel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}