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Manila hemp

DEFINITIONS OF: Manila hemp

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n Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

Synonyms:
Musa textilis, abaca
Type of:
banana, banana tree
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

n a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines

Synonyms:
Manilla hemp, abaca
Type of:
hemp
a plant fiber
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