abaca

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ab=a=ca

CIDE DICTIONARY

abaca, n. [The native name.].

 The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

abaca, n.
1 Manila hemp.
2 the plant, Musa textilis, yielding this.

Etymology

Sp. abac{aacute}