| manila | (n) a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp, Syn. manilla paper, manilla, manila paper |
| manila | (n) the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon, Syn. capital of the Philippines |
| manila bay | (n) a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet |
| manila grass | (n) lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States, Syn. Japanese carpet grass, Zoysia matrella |
| manila hemp | (n) a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines, Syn. abaca, Manilla hemp |
| manila tamarind | (n) common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum, Syn. camachile, huamachil, Pithecellobium dulce, wild tamarind |
| manila bay | n. The name of a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898), in which the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet off the shore of Manila in the Phillipines. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| manila bean | n. A tuberous-rooted twining annual vine (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.
Syn. -- winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| manila grass | n. A lawn grass (Zoysia matrella) common in the Philippines; grown also in US.
Syn. -- Japanese carpet grass. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Manila hemp | n. 1. A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant (Musa textilis), a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name abaca. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made.
Syn. -- Manilla hemp, abaca. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A Philippine plant (Musa textilis) having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.; called also the abaca. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| manila maguey | n. A hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants.
Syn. -- cantala, Cebu maguey. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| manila paper | n. A durable brown or buff paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish, made of Manila hemp, and used as a wrapping paper, or as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.
Syn. -- manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| manila tamarind | n. A common thorny tropical American tree (Pithecellobium dulce) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.
Syn. -- camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Manilla | { }, a. 1. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Manila paper or the color of manila paper. [ PJC ]
Manila cheroot or
Manila cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. [ 1913 Webster ]
Variants: Manila |
