Musa


Definition: Meaning of, Musa in English to English dictionary.

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  1. type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
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Musa used in phrases

  • Jebel Musa (noun)
    1. a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
  • Musa acuminata (noun)
    1. low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
  • Musa basjoo (noun)
    1. asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
  • Musa ensete (noun)
    1. large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
  • Musa paradisiaca (noun)
    1. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
  • Musa paradisiaca sapientum (noun)
    1. widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit
  • Musa textilis (noun)
    1. philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
  • genus Musa (noun)
    1. type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
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