A tropical American plant of the banana family with large colorful bracts, native to the Caribbean region.
From Arawakan or Carib language origin, borrowed into English in the 18th century to describe indigenous plants discovered by European colonizers in the Americas.
The bihai's dramatic red and yellow flower bracts aren't actually flowers at all—they're modified leaves that protect the real flowers inside, making it a master of botanical disguise!
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