musa textilis

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bandala \Ban*da"la\, n.
   A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the
   abaca ({Musa textilis}).
   [1913 Webster] Bandanna

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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