henequen
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.
Noun[edit]
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).