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Manila hemp

noun

  1. a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.


Manila hemp

noun

  1. a fibre obtained from the plant abaca, used for rope, paper, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Manila hemp1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

Another chief product of the Philippines, which first found its way into the markets of the world from these islands, is what is called Manila hemp.

Chief among these are of course Manila hemp and tobacco.

The production of the great northern valley is principally tobacco; of the middle valley, sugar and rice; of the southern valley, rice, and of the volcanic slopes, Manila hemp.

This also sounds liberal, on first reading, but its object was, and its effect has been, to enable the American Hemp Trust to corner and control the Manila hemp industry.

Manila hemp is the product of a species of banana.

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