HENEQUEN

Etymology

Noun

henequen (countable and uncountable, plural henequens)

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).

Source: Wiktionary



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