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abaca

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

abaca(n = noun.substance) manila hemp, manilla hemp - a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines; Array

is a kind of hemp

abaca(n = noun.plant) manila hemp, musa textilis - Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc; Array

is a kind of banana, banana tree

abaca, n. [The native name.].

The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila. [1913 Webster]

abaca, n.
1 Manila hemp.
2 the plant, Musa textilis, yielding this.

Etymology

Sp. abac{aacute}

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