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Definition of musa
musa
/ˈmjuː.zə/
Mu · sa
Plural:musas
musa Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
12
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
2
• noun
1
Any large, tree-like tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Musa (family Musaceae), native to tropical Asia and Australia, cultivated as an ornamental plant for its massive paddle-shaped foliage and pendulous inflorescences with vibrant pink, purple, or yellow floral bracts.
2
The elongated, curved edible fruit, such as a sweet banana or starchy cooking plantain, produced in large hanging clusters by tropical plants of the genus Musa.
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Musa. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/musa