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Noun: sisal  sI-sul
  1. A plant fibre used for making rope
    - sisal hemp
     
  2. Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fibre used in e.g. rope
    - Agave sisalana

Derived forms: sisals

Type of: agave, American aloe, century plant, plant fiber [US], plant fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: genus Agave, rope

Encyclopedia: Sisal, Yucatán

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