abaca

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.

Similar words

manila hemp manilla hemp musa textilis textile banana macaasim plantain tree banana paper mulberry kapok bauno

Often followed by

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Word family

Manila hemp abacas