generic name applied to weft-knitted fabrics involving the controlled knitting of two ends of yarn such that each yarn takes up a definite position within the stitch. Note 1 to entry: Plating usually involves the knitting of two yams of different colour, different lustre, different structure, or different composition.
Meet the Rhino Horn Plantain, a hybrid banana cultivar originating in Africa that bears fruit up to 2 feet (60cm) long â though average specimens range from 12 to 14 inches (about 32cm).
The banana fruits develop from the banana heart, in a large hanging cluster, made up of tiers (called hands), with up to 20 fruit to a tier. The hanging cluster is known as a bunch, comprising 3â20 tiers, or commercially as a banana stem, and can weigh 30â50 kilograms (66â110 lb).