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A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Ph…

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  1. n. A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, 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.
  2. A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnæus, 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.
  3. A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of greatsize, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M.paradisiaca of Linnæus, but probably not a distinct species), theAbyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, whichyields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. ofBanana and Plantain.
  4. n. type genus of the Musaceae: bananas