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Manila hemp   /mənˈɪlə hɛmp/   Listen
noun
Manila hemp  n.  
1.
A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant (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.
Synonyms: Manilla hemp, abaca.
2.
A Philippine plant (Musa textilis) having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.; called also the abaca.





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... The Manila hemp (Musa textilis) does not appear to have been known to the ancients, and is now found in the Philippine Islands, the Indian Archipelago, and Japan, regions unexplored by the ancients. It is also found at the base of the ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 8, No. 46, August, 1861 • Various


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