What does "cavendish" mean?
The most commonly sold banana; one of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
Cavendish
/ˈkævəndɪʃ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The most commonly sold banana; one of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata.
- Grammar: cavendish is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: banana cultivar, chew, cud, dessert banana.
- Useful contrasts: non Cavendish varieties.
- Usage evidence: Mrs. Cavendish, who had married John's father when he was a widower with two sons, had been a handsome woman of middle-age as I remembered her.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The most commonly sold banana; one of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata. countable
"Crucially, almost the entirety of exported bananas are Cavendishes."
- 2 Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes. uncountable
""But the managers seem inclined to cut their cavendish very fine just at present," she said."
- 3 Alternative form of cavendish (“type of tobacco”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8046). countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in Canada:; A locality in Alberta. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in Canada:; A local service district in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in Canada:; A community, ward and former township in Trent Lakes, Peterborough County, Ontario. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in Canada:; A rural community of Queens County, Prince Edward Island. countable, uncountable
- 7 An unincorporated community in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. countable, uncountable
- 8 A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. countable, uncountable
- 9 A township in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
non Cavendish varieties
Example
"Mrs. Cavendish, who had married John's father when he was a widower with two sons, had been a handsome woman of middle-age as I remembered her."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "cavendish"?
Common synonyms include: banana cultivar, chew, cud, dessert banana, family name, g constant experiment.
How do you use "cavendish" in a sentence?
Mrs. Cavendish, who had married John's father when he was a widower with two sons, had been a handsome woman of middle-age as I remembered her.
How do you pronounce "cavendish"?
Pronounced /ˈkævəndɪʃ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
* (English village): "Cāfna's enclosure", from Old English personal name *Cāfna + edisċ (“pasture”); recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB). * (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. * (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.
Etymology 2
Possibly from the name of the original manufacturer.