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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Manila hemp" is a kind of...):

hemp (a plant fiber)

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