Manila hemp Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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  1. 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.
Definitions
  1. the fiber of Musa textilis.
  2. 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.

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