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abaca

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And then Infoseek (a search-engine also-ran), sold to Disney; and then Abaca (anti-spam), sold to Proofpoint.

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Quick take

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

noun

A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.

noun

(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.

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Example sentences

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And then Infoseek (a search-engine also-ran), sold to Disney; and then Abaca (anti-spam), sold to Proofpoint.

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I’d recommend tweaking the dictionary a bit though … here are the first 5 words in the English one: aahed aalii aargh abaca abaci I don’t think I would ever think of putting in any of those words, so if that was the solution, I’d just be stuck.

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How do you use abaca in a sentence?

And then Infoseek (a search-engine also-ran), sold to Disney; and then Abaca (anti-spam), sold to Proofpoint.

What does abaca mean?

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

What part of speech is abaca?

abaca is commonly used as noun.