Musa
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”), from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.[1]
Proper noun
Musa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Zingiberales – order; Musaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa - sections
- Musa × paradisiaca - type species; Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, Musa basjoo, Musa coccinea, Musa textilis) – selected other species
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References
- Blench, Roger (2016) “Things your classics master never told you: a borrowing from Trans New Guinea languages into Latin”, in Academia.edu, Academia, Inc.
Musa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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