A kind of banana plant, Musa textilis, native to the Philippines, the petioles of which yield a strong fibre. Also: the fibre itself, used for making…

Originally: a plantain or banana plant. Later: any plant of the genus Musa (family Musaceae), which includes bananas and the tropical plantain, M. p…

In J. Lindley's terminology: a plant of the former order Musaceae, which comprised the genera Musa, Strelitzia, Ravenala, and Heliconia.