henequen.
A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
Meaning & usage
A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).
Where this word comes from
From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.
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