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Revision as of 02:32, 1 September 2013 English Wikipedia Wikispecies Alternative forms Etymology From Spanish abacá, from Tagalog abaká (native name for the plant). Pronunciation Noun abaca (countable and uncountable; plural abacas) - 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.][1]
- (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
Synonyms Translations Anagrams References - ↑ 1.01.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 2:
French Pronunciation Noun abaca m (plural abacas) - A banana tree, the abaca
- Manilla hemp.
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