abaca

ab·a·ca also ab·a·cá (

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, ä

1. A bananalike plant (Musa textilis) native to the Philippines and having broad leaves with long stalks.

2. The fibers obtained from the stalks of this plant, used to make cordage, fabric, and paper. Also called manila, Manila hemp.

[Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaka.]

abaca [ˈæbəkə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Philippine plant, Musa textilis, related to the banana: family Musaceae. Its leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for Manila hemp

[via Spanish from Tagalog abaká]

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

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banana
banana tree
Bandala
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Manilla hemp
Musa textilis

Glatfelter is the world's largest producer of abaca pulp.

Tea packaging for impact and sustainability: a customer's ... by Munichiello, Katrina Avila / Tea & Coffee Trade Journal

They can be made from a variety of materials like solid wood or native texture like rattan and abaca.

Beautiful Indoor Design Tips by Mikael Rieck / Home based business community

Abaca, from the leaf stalk of a plant closely related to the banana, is produced almost entirely in the Philippines and Ecuador and, while traditionally used for rope-making, is now pulped for a range of specialty papers for sausage casings, tea bags, coffee filters and bank notes.

UN Launched International Year of Natural Fibers 2009 by Moj News Agency (Tehran, Iran)

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