English - Turkish
Definition of abaca in English Turkish dictionary
- kenevir muzu
- Musa textilis
- kenevir muz
- (Tekstil) 1. abaka 2. manila keneviri Açıklama: Manila keneviri de denir. Hurma ağacına benzeyen bir tropikal bitkidir. Yaprak kınları içinde lifler demet halindedir
- abaka
- abaca fiber
- (Tekstil) manila elyafı
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English - English
Definition of abaca in English English dictionary
- A species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre (Musa textilis), and also called Manila hemp
- The fiber/fibre of this plant
- Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
- a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
- (Manila hemp) The strongest vegetable fiber, obtained from leaves of the tree of the banana family The fibers are 4-8 ft long, light in wt , soft lustrous, nearly white & so not swell or loose strength when wet Denier ranges from 300 to 500
- A plant from the Philippines used to make baskets, bags and potholders Grows like a banana tree Has a slender trunk; leaves are thinner than banana leaves
- A hard fiber from the leaf stems that form the trunk of the abaca plant
- {i} Philippine plant which yields long fibers that are used to make rope and other items
- Tropical plant native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre (Musa textilis) also called Manila hemp
- See Manila hemp under Manila
- The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber
abaca
Hyphenation
ab·a·caPronunciation
Etymology
[ "a-b&-'kä, 'a-b&- ] (noun.) circa 1818. Tagalog name for the plant, via Spanish abacáResimler
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