musa
musa Lexical Profile
• noun
The Arabic name for the biblical Moses, highly revered in Islam as a major prophet and messenger to whom the Tawrat (Torah) was revealed.
"In the Quran, the story of Musa is mentioned more frequently than that of any other prophet."
A large genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Musaceae, which includes the species cultivated worldwide for bananas and plantains.
"The cultivation of Musa species is vital for the agricultural economy and food security in many tropical regions."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the New Latin botanical genus name 'Musa', which likely stems either from the Arabic word 'mauz' (banana) or was named in honor of Antonius Musa, a botanist and physician to Roman Emperor Augustus.
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