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abaca

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ab·a·ca also ab·a·cá  (b-kä, äb-)
n.
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.]
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Noun1.abacaabaca - a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
Manila hemp, Manilla hemp
hemp - a plant fiber
2.abacaabaca - 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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