bananageddon

English

Alternative forms

• Bananageddon

Etymology

From banana +‎ -geddon.

Proper noun

bananageddon

1. (informal, nonce word) A catastrophe occurring in the crop of economically important bananas, the Cavendish group in genus Musa.

   Synonym: bananapocalypse

   • 2014 May 15, “Are we heading for Bananageddon?”, in Daily Mail:

     Is bananageddon on the horizon? An incurable fungus called Panama Disease is spreading across the planet devastating banana plants

See also

• yellow Sigatoka
• black Sigatoka
• eumusae leaf spot