Musa

prop. n.

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(Bot.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (Musa paradisiaca of Linnæus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (Musa Ensete), the Philippine Island (Musa textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain.

Noun

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Musa - type genus of the Musaceae: bananas Synonyms: genus Musa

banana, banana family, banana tree, family Musaceae, genus Musa, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, Musaceae