Pronunciation: kan- ' tä-l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, specific epithet of Agave cantala, perhaps from Sanskrit ka ṇ ṭ ala babul, from ka ṇ ṭ a thorn
Date: 1911
: a hard fiber produced from the leaves of an agave ( Agave cantala )
Pronunciation: kan- ' tä-l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, specific epithet of Agave cantala, perhaps from Sanskrit ka ṇ ṭ ala babul, from ka ṇ ṭ a thorn
Date: 1911
: a hard fiber produced from the leaves of an agave ( Agave cantala )
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012