Definition of abaca Abaca

ab•a•ca

We found 9 definitions of abaca from 5 different sources.

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What does abaca mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: abacas

abaca - Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
  Manila hemp, Musa textilis
abaca - a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
  Manila hemp, Manilla hemp
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • abaca (n.)
    The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • abaca
    A banana plant of the species Musa textilis.
  • abaca
    A fiber extracted from the abaca plant (Musa textilis).
  • abaca
    A banana plant of the species Musa textilis.
  • abaca
    A fiber extracted from the abaca plant (Musa textilis).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • abaca
    ab′a-ka, n. the native name of the so-called Manilla hemp of commerce—really a plantain, much grown in the Philippine Islands

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