Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of monocotyledonous plants, type of the order Scitamineæ and the tribe Museæ, known by its tubular calyx.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Bot.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (
Musa sapientum ), the plantain (Musa paradisiaca of Linnæus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (Musa Ensete ), the Philippine Island (Musa textilis , which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. SeeIllust. ofbanana andplantain .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Musaceae — largetropical herbs, commonly known asbanana plants. - proper noun A male
given name , theArabic form ofMoses .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
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Examples
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Çek git bebe? im (gül? ah & musa) music video by Gül? ah - Musa added on 2008-12-27
We Blog A Lot 2009
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General Dan McNeil ordered immediate air strikes in Musa Qala.
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Afghan officials initiated negotiations with Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai, a powerful and influential tribal leader, who was holed up in Musa Qala with thousands of his followers.
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Afghan officials initiated negotiations with Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai, a powerful and influential tribal leader, who was holed up in Musa Qala with thousands of his followers.
Compromise With The Taliban, A British Stratagem « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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In October of 2006, the British and Danish forces stationed in Musa Qala handed security authority to local elders in exchange for a neutral zone in which neither Taliban, nor Coalition forces were allowed to enter.
Compromise With The Taliban, A British Stratagem « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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In October of 2006, the British and Danish forces stationed in Musa Qala handed security authority to local elders in exchange for a neutral zone in which neither Taliban, nor Coalition forces were allowed to enter.
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General Dan McNeil ordered immediate air strikes in Musa Qala.
Compromise With The Taliban, A British Stratagem « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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San Antonio died in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan, on June 14, when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations.
KIA KIA/BNR 2006
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According to the U.N., a single banana plant, preserved in a botanical garden in Calcutta, contains DNA that is immune to black sigatoka it is called Musa acuminata spp burmannicoides.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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According to the U.N., a single banana plant, preserved in a botanical garden in Calcutta, contains DNA that is immune to black sigatoka it is called Musa acuminata spp burmannicoides.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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