'abaca' definitions:
Definition of 'abaca'
From: WordNet
noun
A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines [syn: Manila hemp, Manilla hemp, abaca]
noun
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis]
Definition of 'abaca'
From: 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]
Definition of 'abaca'
From: 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]