Fruit finger - oak

Japanese: 果指 - かし
Fruit finger - oak

...The large fruits grow on an upright stem, making them easily distinguishable from Southeast Asian bananas.
[Cultivation, production, utilization]
A whole bunch or bunch of bananas for sale is called a bunch, a palm or tier cut into sections is called a hand, and an individual fruit (finger) is called a finger. In commercially cultivated varieties, the whole bunch has a dozen or so tiers, and each tier has about 15 fingers. If each finger weighs about 200g, then one bunch weighs 20 to 30kg.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "fringe finger" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…直立した果軸に大きな果実がつくので,東南アジア系のバナナからすぐに区別できる。【堀田 満】
[栽培,生産,利用]
 商品としてのバナナの全果房もしくは果叢(かそう)はbunch,段切りした果掌または果段はhand,1本ずつの果実(果指)はfingerという。経済栽培の品種は全果房が十数段の果掌で,1果段に15本内外の果指を有し,1果指が約200gとすれば,1果房は20~30kgとなる。…

※「果指」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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