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musaceous
[ myoo-zey-shuhs ]
adjective
- belonging to the banana family (Musaceae) of mostly tropical treelike plants.
- of or relating to the fruit of the tropical treelike plants of the banana family, especially bananas and plantains:
I decided to be brave and try the “musaceous salad,” but it was just a bowl of sliced bananas!
musaceous
/ mjuːˈzeɪʃəs /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Musaceae, a family of tropical flowering plants having large leaves and clusters of elongated berry fruits: includes the banana, edible plantain, and Manila hemp
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Word History and Origins
Origin of musaceous1
First recorded in 1850–55; from New Latin Musace(ae), family name Mus(a), genus name, from Arabic mawzah “banana,” perhaps from Sanskrit mocaḥ + -aceae -aceae + -ous; banana family ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of musaceous1
C19: from New Latin Mūsāceae, from Mūsa genus name, from Arabic mawzah banana
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