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ABACA

Dictionary entry overview: What does abaca mean?

• ABACA (noun)
The noun ABACA has 2 senses:

1. a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
2. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

Familiarity information: ABACA used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABACA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

abaca; Manila hemp; Manilla hemp

Hypernyms ("abaca" is a kind of...):

hemp (a plant fiber)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Musa textilis; abaca; Manila hemp

Hypernyms ("abaca" is a kind of...):

banana; banana tree (any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits)

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