バショウ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
Pitch accent
ショウ
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Examples (2 in total)
Basho was the greatest poet.
This is a very famous haiku by Basho.