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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Musa'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/musa.html. 1828.
 
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