Musales

plural noun

Mu·​sa·​les

myüˈzā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of monocotyledonous tropical plants characterized by the cyclic flowers often with irregular perianth and one or more of the stamens suppressed

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Musa + -ales

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