Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abaca"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abaca \Ab"a*ca\ ([a^]b"[.a]*k[.a]), n. [The native name.]
The Manila-hemp plant ({Musa textilis}); also, its fiber. See
{Manila hemp} under {Manila}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manila \Ma*nil"a\, Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.
Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the
Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
{Manila cheroot} or {cigar}, a cheroot or cigar made of
tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
{Manila hemp}, a fibrous material obtained from the {Musa
textilis}, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the
Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by
the native name {abaca}. From it matting, canvas, ropes,
and cables are made.
{Manila paper}, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila
hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing
and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior
papers, made of other fiber.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abaca
n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Manilla hemp}]
2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Musa
textilis}]
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