abaca
Webster Dictionary
the Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila
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abaca
(abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis)
Princeton's WordNet
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
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manila hemp
(abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis)
Princeton's WordNet
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
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musa textilis
(abaca, Manila hemp, Musa textilis)
Princeton's WordNet
Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
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manilla paper
(manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper)
Princeton's WordNet
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
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manilla
(manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper)
Princeton's WordNet
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
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manila
(manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper)
Princeton's WordNet
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
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manila paper
(manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper)
Princeton's WordNet
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
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musa
Webster Dictionary
a genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain
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carl
Webster Dictionary
large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp
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sisal hemp
Webster Dictionary
the prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp
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manilla
Webster Dictionary
same as Manila
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pasay
(ˈpɑ saɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a city in E Philippines, on Manila Bay, on E Luzon. 409,000.
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cavite
(əˈvi ti, -teɪ, kɑ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay. 87,666.
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corregidor
(əˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
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bilalo
Webster Dictionary
a two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay of Manila
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pilipino
(ˌpɪl əˈpi noʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a lingua franca and official language in the Philippines, based on the spoken Tagalog of Manila.
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quezon city
(ˈkeɪ zɒn, -soʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a city on W central Luzon Island, in the Philippines, NE of Manila: former national capital (1948–76). 1,989,000.
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manilla
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city
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quezon city
(Quezon City)
Princeton's WordNet
city on Luzon adjoining Manila
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pinatubo
(Pinatubo, Mount Pinatubo)
Princeton's WordNet
a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy
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mount pinatubo
(Pinatubo, Mount Pinatubo)
Princeton's WordNet
a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy
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george dewey
(Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey)
Princeton's WordNet
a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
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admiral dewey
(Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey)
Princeton's WordNet
a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
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dewey
(Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey)
Princeton's WordNet
a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
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tagalog
(Tagalog)
Princeton's WordNet
a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
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cannabis
(ˈkæn ə bɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the hemp plant,
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rot
(ɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).
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hempen
(ˈhɛm pən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, made of, or like hemp.
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bowstring hemp
(bowstring hemp)
Princeton's WordNet
hemp obtained from the sansevieria
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