myüˈzāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Musa, type genus + -aceae
: a family of trees or arborescent herbs (order Musales) that have clustered flowers subtended by spathaceous bracts, a perianth of two petaloid series, five anthers with one staminodium, and a baccate or capsular fruit
• mu·sa·ceous -āshəs adjective