n.
Pronunciation: ' he-ni-k ə n, ˌ he-ni- ' ken
Function: 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