SISAL

sisal, Agave sisalana

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

sisal, sisal hemp

(noun) a plant fiber used for making rope

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sisal (countable and uncountable, plural sisals)

A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.

The fibre of the plant.

(rare) A sisal mat.

Anagrams

• SAILs, Silas, lassi, sails

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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