noun
woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
• Syn: ↑Strelitziaceae, ↑strelitzia family
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Musales, ↑order Musales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Strelitzia, ↑genus Strelitzia, ↑genus Ravenala
Useful english dictionary. 2012.