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Webster 1913 Edition


Musa


Mu′sa

,
p
rop.
Noun.
;
pl.
Musae
(#)
.
[NL., fr. Ar.
mauz
,
mauza
, banana.]
(Bot.)
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (
Musa sapientum
), the plantain (
Musa paradisiaca
of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (
Musa Ensete
), the Philippine Island (
Musa textilis
, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of
Banana
and
Plantain
.

Definition 2024


mūsā

mūsā

See also: musa, Musa, mūsa, muša, and mušā

Latvian

Noun

mūsā f

  1. (dialectal form) locative singular form of mūsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

mūsā f

  1. crucible

Declension