A banana is classified botanically as a berry, specifically it's a type of berry called trueberry because it develops from a single ovary and contains multiple seeds embedded in the flesh.

Bananas grow on large herbaceous plants of the genus Musa.

These plants are often mistaken for trees due to their size, but they are technically large herbs, with a pseudostem made up of tightly packed leaf bases.

In terms of culinary classification, bananas are commonly considered fruit.

They are known for their sweet flavor and are typically eaten raw when ripe.

Bananas are also classified by their ripeness stages, with green banana being unripe and more starchy, while yellow and bronze-spotted bananas are ripe and sweeter.