Pronunciation : Mu"sa
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza, banana.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linn?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.
pl. Mus
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913