Well, Wikipedia says this:<br><br>"Manila got its name from <i>may nilad</i>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a> for "there is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilad" title="Nilad">
nilad</a>," in reference to the flowering mangrove plant that grew on the marshy shores of the bay. "<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">Re. Manilla hemp - <br>Britannica online says:<br>"</span><span class="querybold">
<span class="artcopy"> (<i>Musa textilis</i>), plant of the family Musaceae, and its fibre, which is second in importance among the <a class="artcopybold" title="leaf-fibre" href="http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047504/leaf-fibre">
leaf fibre</a> (<i>q.v.</i>) group. Abaca fibre, unlike most other leaf fibres, is obtained from the plant leaf stalks (<a class="artcopybold" title="petioles" href="http://www.britannica.com/memberlogin" name="286705.hook">
petioles</a>). Although sometimes known as Manila hemp, Cebu hemp, or Davao hemp, the abaca plant is not related to true hemp.</span>
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<span class="artcopy">The plant, native to the <a class="artcopybold" title="" href="http://www.britannica.com/memberlogin" name="286706.hook"></a><a class="artcopybold" title="Philippines" href="http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108539/Philippines">
Philippines…"</a>
</span></p></span>Re. manila rope - <br>Wikipedia says, regarding 'tarring rope' :<br>"Some types of rope must be protected from rot by <i>tarring</i>, coating the rope with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar" title="Tar">
tar</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp" title="Hemp">Hemp</a> rope requires tarring, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_hemp" title="Manila hemp">Manila</a>, cotton, and synthetics do not."
<br><br>This would imply that Manila rope probably is made from Manila hemp / abaca since it doesn't need tarring as a real hemp rope would.<br><br>Re. Manila paper - <br>Merriam-Webster Online says:<br>"
Main Entry: <b>manila paper</b><br>
Function: <i>noun</i><br>
Usage: <i>often capitalized M</i><br>
<b>:</b> a strong and durable paper of a brownish or buff color and smooth finish made originally from Manila hemp<br><br>Note - these are not necessarily absolutely authoritative sources. (Your mileage may not vary, but your fueling source might.)
<br><br>Ki-lin<br>(Unemployed for too long, and needing to let the inner librarian out for a run.)<br><span class="gmail_quote"><br>On 5/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Buckner, Anne</b> <<a href="mailto:Anne.Buckner@eu.dodea.edu">
Anne.Buckner@eu.dodea.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Is Manila, the city (and there seem to be many besides the one in PI),
<br>named after the plant from which manila rope is derived, or is the plant<br>& rope named after the city?<br>_______________________________________________<br>Sca-librarians mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org">
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