Abaca Definition

noun
A bananalike plant (Musa textilis) native to the Philippines and having broad leaves with long stalks.
American Heritage
The fibers obtained from the stalks of this plant, used to make cordage, fabric, and paper.
American Heritage

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

Wiktionary
(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
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Other Word Forms of Abaca

Noun

Singular:
abaca
Plural:
abacas

Origin of Abaca

  • From Spanish abacá, from the native Tagalog name for the plant, abaká.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish abacá from Tagalog abaka

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Abaca Sentence Examples

  • Plants valuable for their fibre number about 300, and among them is the abaca (Musa texilis), from the leaves of which Manila hemp is made.

  • The principal crops are hemp (abaca), sugar, tobacco, coco-nuts and rice.

  • The soil in its vicinity is rich, producing rice, Indian corn, sugar, pepper, cacao, cotton, abaca, tobacco and copra.

  • Carigara is open to coast trade, exports large quantities of hemp, raises much rice, and manufactures cotton and abaca fabrics.

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