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Musa
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What's The Definition Of Musa?
[n] type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
Synonyms | Synonyms for Musa: genus Musa Related Terms | Find terms related to Musa: See Also | banana | banana family | banana tree | family Musaceae | liliopsid genus | monocot genus | Musaceae Musa In Webster's Dictionary \Mu"sa\, n.; pl. {Mus[ae]}. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza,
banana.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great
size, including the banana ({Musa sapientum}), the plantain
({M. paradisiaca} of Linn[ae]us, but probably not a distinct
species), the Abyssinian ({M. Ensete}), the Philippine Island
({M. textilis}, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen
other species. See Illust. of {Banana} and {Plantain}.
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