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True. But then, if we want to talk about the banana tree's part individually (though all), we use each and not every.

BBC clarifies it-

We tend to use each if we are thinking about members of a group individually, and every if we are thinking of them in total.

Compare the following:

We gave each child who came to the party a present. We handed them out one by one.
We gave every child who came to the party a present We gave them all a present.


Found the exact phrase from the book Hawaiian Heritage Plants where it says each part is usable one or the other way.

True. But then, if we want to talk about the banana tree's part individually (though all), we use each and not every.

BBC clarifies it-

We tend to use each if we are thinking about members of a group individually, and every if we are thinking of them in total.

Compare the following:

We gave each child who came to the party a present. We handed them out one by one.
We gave every child who came to the party a present We gave them all a present.

True. But then, if we want to talk about the banana tree's part individually (though all), we use each and not every.

BBC clarifies it-

We tend to use each if we are thinking about members of a group individually, and every if we are thinking of them in total.

Compare the following:

We gave each child who came to the party a present. We handed them out one by one.
We gave every child who came to the party a present We gave them all a present.


Found the exact phrase from the book Hawaiian Heritage Plants where it says each part is usable one or the other way.

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Maulik V
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True. But then, if we want to talk about the banana tree's part individually (though all), we use each and not every.

BBC clarifies it-

We tend to use each if we are thinking about members of a group individually, and every if we are thinking of them in total.

Compare the following:

We gave each child who came to the party a present. We handed them out one by one.
We gave every child who came to the party a present We gave them all a present.