Henequen
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Henequen is a noun meaning A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
Meaning
A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
More Meanings
- The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).
Word Forms
- henequens
- heniquen
- heniquin
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heniquin, jeniquen, ixtle, sisal, kenaf, tucum.
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