Type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (
Noun
type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
n.
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.
Musa
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (
Usage Examples
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