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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manila hemp \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.


  
     Syn: Manilla hemp, abaca.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A Philippine plant ({Musa textilis}) having leafstalks
        that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.;
        called also the {abaca}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abaca \Ab"a*ca\ ([a^]b"[.a]*k[.a]), n. [The native name.]
     The Manila-hemp plant ({Musa textilis}); also, its fiber. See
     {Manila hemp} under {Manila}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abaca
       n 1: a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the
            Philippines [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Manilla hemp}]
       2: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
          hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: {Manila hemp}, {Musa
          textilis}]

















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