What does henequen mean?
Henequen means A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc..
Henequen
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc..
Definitions by Sense
- 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).
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- henequens
- heniquen
- heniquin
- jeniquen
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