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MANILLA HEMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Manilla hemp mean?
• MANILLA HEMP (noun)
The noun MANILLA HEMP has 1 sense:
1. a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
Familiarity information: MANILLA HEMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
abaca; Manila hemp; Manilla hemp
Hypernyms ("Manilla hemp" is a kind of...):
hemp (a plant fiber)
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