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musaceous

[ myoo-zey-shuhs ]
/ myuˈzeɪ ʃəs /
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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!
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Origin of musaceous

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;see also banana family

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British Dictionary definitions for musaceous

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

Word Origin for musaceous

C19: from New Latin Mūsāceae, from Mūsa genus name, from Arabic mawzah banana
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