Associations to the word «Abaca»
Noun
- Hemp
- Pineapple
- Banana
- Manila
- Fiber
- Leyte
- Musa
- Rubber
- Mindanao
- Siam
- Mango
- Woven
- Livelihood
- Rice
- Export
- Corn
- Embroidery
- Luzon
- Crop
- Tobacco
- Sheath
- Philippines
- Sugar
- Philippine
- Vegetable
- Plantation
- Commodity
- Cane
- Cultivation
- Cloth
- Fibre
- Cotton
- Coffee
- Leaf
- Southeast
- Burma
- Revolt
- Rope
- Fruit
- Product
- Trader
- Agriculture
- Plant
- Craft
- Involvement
- Oil
- Asia
- Province
- Fishing
- Trade
- Native
- Industry
- Item
- Price
- Produce
- Economy
- Production
- Clothes
- Treaty
- Producer
- Independence
- Forest
- Gold
- Island
- Importance
- Revolution
- Tree
- Demand
- War
- Municipality
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABACA, noun. Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
ABACA, noun. (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABACA, noun. A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines.
ABACA, noun. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.
Wise words
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