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abaca

/ab-uh-kah, ah-buh-/US // ˌæb əˈkɑ, ˌɑ bə- //UK // (ˈæbəkə) //

蕉麻,棕榈树,蕉叶,蕉麻布

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
    • : the fiber of this plant, used in making rope, fabrics, etc.

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Examples

  • Another use of mats is in the baling of two of the staple products of the Philippines, tobacco and abaca.

  • Weavers of abaca left their looms and hung out of the windows to talk with their neighbours about the great event.

  • Carigara is open to coast trade, exports large quantities of hemp, raises much rice, and manufactures cotton and abaca fabrics.

  • Seated at her window she would hear a roaring tattoo in the grove of abaca palms to the south.

  • The abaca is produced from the fibrous parts of the bark of the wild banana tree, found in the Philippines.