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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


abacà

abacà

See also: abaca, abacá, and abacă

Catalan

Noun

abacà m (plural abacàs)

  1. The abaca plant.
  2. Manila hemp — a fiber obtained from the abaca.
  3. Manila hemp cloth.