Musa paradisiaca mu·sa·pa·radisiaca uncommon noun 1. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics Synonymsplantainplantain treeMusa paradisiaca Related words Word family Musa paradisiaca sapientum Broader terms banana Part of plantain WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.