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Definition of Musa textilis
1. Noun. Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Musa Textilis
Literary usage of Musa textilis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"Musa textilis i« the well-known abaca of the Philippine Islands. ... Musa textilis
is propagated by transplanting the suckers that spring np about the roots ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1880)
"Compared with English hemp and Manila (see experiments ia tenacity, under head
of Musa textilis), a rope 3J inches in circumference and Ú fathoms long, ..."
3. The Fibrous Plants of India Fitted for Cordage, Clothing, and Paper: With an by John Forbes Royle (1855)
"But, on 12th August, 1810, the Committee notice the favorable appearance of some
plants of the Manilla hemp-tree (the Abaca or Musa textilis) ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"MINDANAO, District of Davao, Todaya (1175 Copeland) April, on rotten abaca (Musa
textilis)', ... San Ramon (Copeland) November, 1904, on Musa textilis. ..."
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