musaceous

mu·sa·ceous

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-zey-shuh s]
- /myuˈzeɪ ʃəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-zey-shuh s]
- /myuˈzeɪ ʃəs/

Definitions of musaceous word

adjective musaceous belonging to the Musaceae, the banana family of plants. 1
adjective musaceous 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 0

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Origin of musaceous

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < New Latin Musace(ae) family name (Mus(a) genus name (< Arabic mawzah banana, perhaps < Sanskrit mocaḥ) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

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musaceous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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