manila

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 ]

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 ]

n. A lawn grass (Zoysia matrella) common in the Philippines; grown also in US.
Syn. -- Japanese carpet grass. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]

n. A hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants.
Syn. -- cantala, Cebu maguey. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]

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 ]