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Meaning of MUSA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
 
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 Synonyms: genus Musa
 
 See Also: banana, banana family, banana tree, family Musaceae, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, Musaceae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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