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sisal

DEFINITIONS OF: sisal

1

n Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

Synonyms:
Agave sisalana
Type of:
American aloe, agave, century plant
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

n a plant fiber used for making rope

Synonyms:
sisal hemp
Type of:
plant fiber, plant fibre
fiber derived from plants
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