meaning of musa
1. A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, 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.
2. type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
Related Words
musa | musa acuminata | musa basjoo | musa ensete | musa paradisiaca | musa paradisiaca sapientum | musa textilis | musaceae | musaceous | musae | musal | musales | musang | musar | musard |
