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Musa textilis
Abaca Ab"a*ca ([a^]b"[.a]*k[.a]), n. [The native name.] The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.
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Bandala Ban*da"la, n. A fabric made in Manilla from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).
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Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring. Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina. Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family. Indian hemp. See under Indian, a. Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis. Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan. Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea). Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth.
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Manila Ma*nil"a, Manilla Ma*nil"la, a. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. Manila cheroot or cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. Manila hemp, a fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name abaca. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made. Manila paper, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.

Meaning of Musa textilis from wikipedia

- abaka [ɐbɐˈka]), also known as Manila hemp, is a species of banana, Musa textilis, endemic to the Philippines. The plant grows to 13–22 feet (4.0–6.7 m)...
- food plating. Musa textilis (abacá) is grown for fiber. Ensete – false bananas Musella lasiocarpa True plantains Some sources ****ert that Musa is named for...
- false stem formed by the rolled bases of leaves. List of hardy bananas Musa textilis (Abacá), banana species also used as a traditional source of fiber in...
- paper may be hand-made or industrially processed. ****ng Manila hemp (Musa textilis) into bales, Java Weaving looms processing Manila hemp fabric A modern...
- generations per year. The larvae feed on the leaves of Musa species, especially Musa textilis. It has also been recorded on Cocos nucifera and other palm...
- cannabinus), also known as "Ambari hemp" and "Deccan hemp" Manila hemp (Musa textilis), also known as abacá Phormium tenax, New Zealand hemp Roselle (plant)...
- stripping process. The fibers are taken from the stalk of the abacá (Musa textilis), a banana plant species native to the Philippines. To do so, they fix...
- Development Company, Inc. (TADECO) and turned the land into an abaca (Musa textilis) plantation. The abaca plantation was highly successful at first, but...
- formally named in 2004, it is considered to be a hybrid between Musa banksii and Musa textilis. The flower bud is shiny green with purple inside. It produces...
- fiber of many gr****es, Agave sisalana (sisal), Yucca or Phormium tenax, Musa textilis and others. Their cell walls contain, besides cellulose, a high proportion...