CANTALA


Meaning of CANTALA in English

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 )

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