Musa

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noun

Mu·​sa

ˈmyüzə

: a genus of perennial herbs (family Musaceae) that resemble trees, and have huge sheathing leaves, flower clusters subtended by bright-colored bracts, and a fleshy baccate fruit see abaca, banana, plantain

MUSA

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abbreviation

multiple-unit steerable antenna

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Arabic mawzah banana

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