anonang

noun

ano·​nang

əˈnōˌnäŋ

plural -s

: a Philippine tree (Cordia myxa) the inner bark of which furnishes a cordage fiber

also : the fiber itself

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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