HENEQUEN


Meaning of HENEQUEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-ni-kən, ˌhe-ni-ˈken ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish henequén

Date: 1880

: a strong yellowish or reddish hard fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical American agave ( Agave fourcroydes ) found chiefly in Yucatán and used especially in making twine and rope ; also : a plant that yields henequen

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