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M paradisiaca
Musa Mu"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.
Musa paradisiaca
Plantain cutter, or Plantain eater (Zo["o]l.), any one of several large African birds of the genus Musophaga, or family Musophagid[ae], especially Musophaga violacea. See Turaco. They are allied to the cuckoos. Plantain squirrel (Zo["o]l.), a Java squirrel (Sciurus plantani) which feeds upon plantains. Plantain tree (Bot.), the treelike herb Musa paradisiaca. See def. 1 (above).
Paradisiacal
Paradisiac Par`a*dis"i*ac, Paradisiacal Par`a*di*si"a*cal, a. [L. paradisiacus.] Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise. --C. Kingsley. --T. Burnet. ``A paradisiacal scene.' --Pope. The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. --G. Eliot.

Meaning of Paradisiaca from wikipedia

- Musa × paradisiaca is a species as well as a cultivar, originating as the hybrid between Musa a****inata and Musa balbisiana, cultivated and domesticated...
- identified to be the hybrid Latundan cultivar (M. × paradisiaca AAB Group 'Silk'), while his Musa paradisiaca are now known to be hybrids belonging generally...
- originally classified by Linnaeus into two species, which he called Musa paradisiaca – those used as cooking bananas (plantains), and M. sapientum – those...
- 'Lady's Finger' Musa × paradisiaca L. 'Lady Finger' Musa × paradisiaca L. cultigroup Sucrier 'Doigt de Femme' Musa × paradisiaca L. cultigroup Saccharinus...
- accepted scientific name for all such cultivars in these groups is Musa × paradisiaca. Fe'i bananas (Musa × troglodytarum) from the Pacific Islands are often...
- M. pumila Mil. M. frutescens Medik. M. paradisiaca (L.) Medikus M. sylvestris Mil. Pyrus malus L. Pyrus malus var. paradisiaca L. Pyrus dioica Moench...
- reclassification of 75 strains of Pectobacterium chrysanthemi, as well as Brenneria paradisiaca CFBP 4178, into a new genus. The genus is named for American phytopathologist...
- sapientum L. var. rubra (Firm.) Baker Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz. Musa × paradisiaca L. ssp. sapientum (L.) ****ze var. rubra Musa a****inata Colla (AAA Group)...
- Pyrpotyra paradisiaca is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Tippmann in 1953. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog...
- Plantain subgroup Plantains for sale Genus Musa Species Musa × paradisiaca Hybrid parentage M. a****inata × M. balbisiana Cultivar group AAB Group, Plantain...