| NOUN | plant | Musa textilis, abaca, Manila hemp | Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc |
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| Meaning | Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc. | |
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| Synonyms | abaca, Manila hemp | |
| Broader | banana, banana tree | Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits |
| Spanish | abacá, musa textilis | |
| Catalan | abacà, musa textilis | |
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