'Musa textilis' definitions:

Definition of 'Musa textilis'

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noun
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis]

Definition of 'Musa textilis'

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Definition of 'Musa textilis'

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  • 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 'Musa textilis'

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  • 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 'Musa textilis'

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  • Musa \Mu"sa\, prop. n.; pl. Musae. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza, banana.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (Musa paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (Musa Ensete), the Philippine Island (Musa textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Musa textilis'

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  • Bandala \Ban*da"la\, n. A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis). [1913 Webster] Bandanna