Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.
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Examples for "abaca "
Examples for "abaca "
1 Manufactures consist in fabrics of abaca and canonegro, of which boat cables are made.
2 The chief products are abaca , rice, and cocoanuts, oil being extracted from the latter.
3 There are gold and copper mines, and much tobacco, sugar, rice, and abaca is raised.
4 Freshen up sunrooms and glass box extensions with this collection of steel frame abaca weave furniture.
5 They are somewhat mountainous and well wooded, and coffee, abaca , sugar cane, and tobacco are raised.
1 Another statement from British India shows that Manila hemp requires a very special treatment.
2 The best Manila hemp ought to be white, dry, and of a long and fine fiber.
3 One Philippine product, however, connects the islands with almost all the rest of the world, namely, Manila hemp .
4 This plant is called "ab'a-ca" by the people in the Philippines, and its hemp is called Manila hemp .
5 Export of " Manila hemp . "
1 ABACA, or ABAKA, a native name for the plant Musa textilis , which produces the fibre called Manila Hemp (q.v.).
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