Leaf fibre prepared from the leaves of certain cultivated agave plants, esp. Agave fourcroydes, used to make fabric, rope, and twine. Also: a plant…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > sisal hemp plant (3) henequen1555 Leaf fibre prepared from the leaves of certain cultivated agave plants, esp. Agave fourcroydes, used to make fabric, rope, and twine. Also: a plant… sisal1827 Sisal fibre (= sense A. 1); (also) the sisal plant. sisal plant1885 an agave plant from which sisal fibre is obtained, esp. Agave sisalana, a stout, woody plant bearing a rosette of sword-shaped leaves with a terminal… |
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