The story
- French · borrowed fromGros Michel
- English todayGros Michel
Unadapted borrowing from French Gros Michel, of unknown origin; see it for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gros Michel
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
French Gros Michel