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MANILA HEMP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
Synonyms:
abaca; Manila hemp; Musa textilis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Manila hemp" is a kind of...):
banana; banana tree (any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
Synonyms:
abaca; Manila hemp; Manilla hemp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Manila hemp" is a kind of...):
hemp (a plant fiber)
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