What Are Bananas with Seeds Called? Uncovering the Ancestor of the Modern Banana
                                
                                
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                                Historically, wild bananas were packed with large, hard seeds, making them nearly inedible. This leads many to ask, "what are bananas with seeds called?". The answer lies in their wild ancestry and the botanical species from which modern, seedless varieties were domesticated.