manila hemp

1. 1.

   a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines

   SynonymsManilla hempabaca

   Broaderhemp
2. 2.

   Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

   SynonymsabacaMusa textilis

   Broaderbanana

Questions about manila hemp

What does manila hemp mean?

manila hemp means "a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for manila hemp?

Close synonyms include Manilla hemp, abaca, abaca, Musa textilis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is manila hemp a common word?

manila hemp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.