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Definition: Musa sapientum
Musa
\Mu"sa\, prop. n.; pl.
Mus[ae]. [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 Linn[ae]us, 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.
[1913 Webster]
Banana
\Ba*na"na\ (b[.a]*n[aum]"n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana,
name of the fruit.] (Bot.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (
Musa sapientum
); also, its edible fruit. See
Musa.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of
great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,
covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the
fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in
diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,
and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a
native of tropical countries, and furnishes an
important article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Banana bird (Zo["o]l.), a small American bird (
Icterus leucopteryx
), which feeds on the banana.
Banana quit (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of tropical America,
of the genus
Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
[1913 Webster]
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