musa

Speech parts

1. musa - Noun

2. Musa - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Musa moses elf imp muse banana plantain mossy muss MacDonald Moussa Mossi Mousa Moise Moises
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Hypernyms

liliopsid genus monocot genus

Related terms

moses Moussa Mussa

Phrases with the word

Jabal Musa

Derivatives

Musae

Anagrams

masu MSAU saum Suma USMA

Examples

According to the Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa such actions will be a last resort. Source: Internet

According to him, Musa spent the better part of his life championing equity, fairness, and rule of law in every sector. Source: Internet

A book and a CD edited by Foday Musa Suso, produced by Bill Laswell. Source: Internet

"A little bit scary we've never had this experience before," says Mohammad Musa who showed up at Marina Park to go running with two friends. Source: Internet

Adding to his mystique was the circulation among Iranians in the 1970s of an old Shia saying attributed to the Imam Musa al-Kadhem. Source: Internet

Aisha Y. Musa, The Qur’anists, Florida International University, accessed May 22, 2013. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mus musk mus rose mus spretus Musa acuminata Musa basjoo Musa ensete