абака́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• abaca noun Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
• abacus noun A manual calculating tool made of a frame with rows of sliding beads, used to add, subtract, and perform other arithmetic.

Senses

абака́ is used for these senses in English:

• Manila hemp The fibre of the abaca.
• abaca (uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
• abacus (architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated. [from mid 16th c.]

abaca — full definition

1. noun Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.
2. noun The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth.

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