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Meanings of Manilla hemp in inglés

portugués
abaca
catalán
abacà

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

        abaca
        Usage of Manilla hemp in inglés
        1
        The ropes made from it are of that kind called Manilla hemp.
        Mexico and Its Religion / With Incidents of Travel in That Count...
        2
        What is known as Manilla hemp is an article of much value.
        A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
        3
        This is inclosed within several strands of Manilla hemp, with ten iron wires woven among them.
        St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878
        4
        A rougher sort, called Manilla hemp, is made into rope, which, with the raw material, is largely exported.
        In the Eastern Seas
        Translations for Manilla hemp
        portugués
        abaca
        catalán
        abacà