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Musales

Musales

9.9
A group of tropical flowering plants that includes bananas and plantains
  • noun
  • /ˈmjuːzeɪlz/
  • Specialized
: Musales
  • The Musales order includes bananas and plantains.

Examples

  • Some edible tropical fruits, such as plantains, belong to the Musales.

  • The Musales comprise several families of tropical plants, most notably the bananas.

  • Botanists studied the unique flower structures found in members of the Musales.

  • Did you know that Musales are tropical plants?

  • Botanists studied the unique flower structures found in members of the Musales.

  • Some edible tropical fruits, such as plantains, belong to the Musales.

  • The Musales comprise several families of tropical plants, most notably the bananas.

Synonyms

order Musales
vsMusales
  • Archaic
9.3

A group of tropical flowering plants that includes bananas and plantains

is the same group named more generally without the technical label

Compounds

order Musales
  • Archaic
9.3

A group of tropical flowering plants that includes bananas and plantains

Surface Forms

Musales singular
Musales plural

Etymology

Musales comes from the banana genus Musa and the plant ending -ales meaning 'group' or 'order'. So, Musales is the order of tropical flowering plants that includes bananas and their close relatives.