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Abaca

noun
1.
A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines.  Synonyms: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp.
2.
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.  Synonyms: Manila hemp, Musa textilis.





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"Abaca" Quotes from Famous Books



... is a fiber obtained from the leaf of the anana tree (Bromelias ananas), and is prepared in the same way as the abaca, but extreme care must in this case be observed in culling the fibers, in order to sort in accordance with ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 • Various


Words linked to "Abaca" :   banana, hemp, banana tree


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