MANILA MAGUEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manila maguey mean? 

• MANILA MAGUEY (noun)
  The noun MANILA MAGUEY has 1 sense:

1. hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants

  Familiarity information: MANILA MAGUEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANILA MAGUEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cantala; Cebu maguey; manila maguey

Hypernyms ("manila maguey" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)