Manila hemp - Manila Asa

Japanese: マニラ麻 - マニラあさ

〘Noun〙 A woody herb of the Musaceae family. Native to the Philippine Islands, it is widely cultivated as a fiber crop in tropical regions. It grows to a height of 6-7 meters and closely resembles a banana. The stem is a pseudostem formed by closely overlapping leaf sheaths. The leaves are oblong. The flowers grow singly in spikes. The fiber extracted from the leaves is strong, light, and highly water-resistant, so it is mainly used for ropes for ships. *Tokyo Asahi Shimbun - May 26, 1907 (Meiji 40) "The raw material we use is also Manila hemp"

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Japanese:

〘名〙バショウ科の木状草本。フィリピン諸島原産で、熱帯地方で繊維作物として広く栽培。高さ六～七メートルで、バナナによく似る。茎は葉鞘が密に重なり合ってできた偽茎。葉は長楕円形。花は穂状花序で単生。葉から採れる繊維は強靱で軽く、耐水性が大きいので、主に船舶用のロープとする。※東京朝日新聞‐明治四〇年（1907）五月二六日「又当社の使用する原料はマニラ麻にして」

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