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Musa textilis
(gcide) | Manila hemp \Manila hemp\ n.
1. A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant ({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.
Syn: Manilla hemp, abaca.
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2. A Philippine plant (Musa textilis) having leafstalks
that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.;
called also the abaca.
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Musa textilis
(gcide) | Musa \Mu"sa\, prop. n.; pl. Musae. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza,
banana.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great
size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain
(Musa paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct
species), the Abyssinian (Musa Ensete), the Philippine
Island (Musa textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about
eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and
Plantain.
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Musa textilis
(gcide) | 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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Musa textilis
(gcide) | Bandala \Ban*da"la\, n.
A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the
abaca (Musa textilis).
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Musa textilis
(gcide) | 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 ({Cannabis
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.
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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.
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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 ({Galeopsis
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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musa textilis
(wn) | Musa textilis
n 1: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: abaca, {Manila
hemp}, Musa textilis] |
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musa textilis
(wn) | Musa textilis
n 1: Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila
hemp used for rope and paper etc [syn: abaca, {Manila
hemp}, Musa textilis] |
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