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Definition of Musa ensete
1. Noun. Large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Ensete, Genus Ensete
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musa Ensete
Literary usage of Musa ensete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"Musa ensete.—The coco-nut.—River and beach drift of Hawaii.—Comparison of the
beach drift of the Old and New Worlds.—Summary. THE BEACH DRIFT OF TEMPERATE ..."
2. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"A grand plant to associate with cannas, because it serves to greatly develop and
perfect their special foliage effect, is the banana plant (Musa ensete). ..."
3. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"The Musas are among the very best of the large-leaved decorative plants, Musa
ensete having the largest leaves. It is much used in subtropical gardening, ..."
4. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"... of Musa ensete they are ' completely limited to the cortical layer, and have
a very sinuous, almost zigzag course, especially in the lower part. ..."
5. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1867)
"An odd single specimen of Musa ensete looks very fine here now, ... You have in
the Pare Monceau a group of Musa ensete worth making a journey to see, ..."
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