Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Abaca
Definitions for: Abaca
[n] Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
[n] a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
Webster (1913) Definition: Ab"a*ca ([a^]b"[.a]*k[.a]), n. [The native name.]
The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See
Manila hemp under Manila.