Difference between Abaca and Banana

What is the difference between Abaca and Banana?

Abaca as a noun is a species of banana tree native to the philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre (musa textilis), and also called manila hemp. while Banana as a noun is an elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin.

Abaca

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile and papermaking fibre (Musa textilis), and also called Manila hemp. The fiber/fibre of this plant.

Banana

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin.The tropical treelike plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, of the genus Musa, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Flavoured with bananas.Of the colour of bananas.

We hope you now know whether to use Abaca or Banana in your sentence.

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