abaca

3 definitions found

abaca - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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]

abaca - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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