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Word: abaca (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1942-1942
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There is apt to be very little more jute (or burlap, which is made from jute) for the U.S., and no abaca (Manila hemp). Those facts may sound esoteric to the layman, but they have the U.S. Government-and all who know about jute and hemp-in a frenzy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jute, Hemp and Bedlam | 3/30/1942 | See Source »

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