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Manila hemp   /mənˈɪlə hɛmp/   Listen
Manila hemp

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





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"Manila hemp" Quotes from Famous Books



... coffee, bananas, sugar, tobacco, and cotton. One of their most useful plants is the plant from which they get hemp for making ropes and cords. This plant is called "ab'a-ca" by the people in the Philippines, and its hemp is called Manila hemp. ...
— Big People and Little People of Other Lands • Edward R. Shaw


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