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Musa

Musa Meaning & Definition
Musa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Musa?

[n] type genus of the Musaceae: bananas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Musa: genus Musa

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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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