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Musa sapientum 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 sapientum Banana Ba*na"na, n. [Sp. banana, name of the fruit.] (Bot.)
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa
sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.
Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of
great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,
covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the
fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in
diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,
and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a
native of tropical countries, and furnishes an
important article of food.
Banana bird (Zo["o]l.), a small American bird (Icterus
leucopteryx), which feeds on the banana.
Banana quit (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of tropical America,
of the genus Certhiola, allied to the creepers.
