MusaMu"sa\, 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
(M. paradisiaca of Linn[ae]us, 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. |type genus of the
Musaceae: bananas| |a chattering or flighty, light-headed
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