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Webster 1913 Edition


Abaca


Ab′a-ca

(ăb′ȧ-kȧ)
,
Noun.
[The native name.]
The Manila-hemp plant (
Musa textilis
); also, its fiber. See
Manila hemp
under
Manila
.

Definition 2024


abaca

abaca

See also: abacá, abacà, and abacă

English

abaca (Musa textilis)

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Noun

abaca (countable and uncountable, plural abacas)

  1. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
  2. (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 2

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ba.ka/
  • (QC) IPA(key): /a.bɑ.kɑ/

Noun

abaca m (plural abacas)

  1. a banana tree, the abaca
  2. Manilla hemp

Synonyms

  • (Manilla hemp): chanvre de Manille, tagal