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Noun: Manila hemp  mu'ni-lu hemp
  1. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
    - abaca, Musa textilis
     
  2. A kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
    - Manilla hemp, abaca

Type of: banana, banana tree, hemp

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