banana, plantain
蕉 centers on the banana plant and its fruit, including plantains. The character is used specifically for these tropical plants.
蕉 combines the plant radical 艹 with 焦, which likely contributes the sound ショウ. The character was used for banana and plantain plants.
The grass radical 艹 sits above 焦, like a banana plant growing tall. Picture a banana tree with its large leaves spreading out from the top.
For ショウ, imagine a banana show where the fruit is the star: show -> ショウ, and the banana plant takes center stage.
—
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
banana
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
banana
palm-leaf fan
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen; Mexican breadfruit; fruit salad plant
banana leaf
disciple of Basho
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
banana