单词	sisal hemp
释义	sisal hemp Thesaurus Noun 1. sisal hemp - a plant fiber used for making rope sisalrope - a strong lineplant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants Translations cabuya sisal hemp sisal hemp (sī`səl, sĭs`əl, sēsäl`) [from Sisal, former chief port of Yucatan], important cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of the sisal hemp plant, an extensively cultivated tropical agave (family Agavaceae or Liliaceae). It is considered second to Manila hemp in strength and value and is used chiefly for cordage. About half the sisal produced is exported to the United States and Canada, where much of it is used as binding twine for grain-harvesting machines. True sisal (Agave sisalana), henequen (Agave fourcroydes), and many other similar fibers from the agave and closely related genera are often collectively called sisal hemp. Henequen [from the Mexican name; its fiber was used by the pre-Columbian Native Americans] is grown chiefly in Yucatan, and production of henequen twine is a major industry there. The false sisal of Florida (A. decipiens) produces an inferior fiber. Sisal hemp is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Lilopsida, order Liliales. sisal hemp noun Synonyms for sisal hemp noun a plant fiber used for making rope Synonyms sisal Related Words rope plant fiber plant fibre
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