HENEQUEN

Meaning of HENEQUEN in English

n.1 a Mexican agave, Agave fourcroydes.

2 the sisal-like fibre obtained from this.

Etymology: Sp. jeniquen

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HENEQUEN — noun Etymology: Spanish henequén Date: 1880 a strong yellowish or reddish hard fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HENEQUEN — noun also hen·i·quen ˈhenə̇kə̇n, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ken ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish henequén, heniquén, jeniquén, probably from Taino 1. : a strong …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HENEQUEN — /hen"euh kin/ , n. the fiber of an agave, Agave fourcroydes, of Yucatán, used for making ropes, coarse fabrics, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HENEQUEN — n. tropical American agave plant with large thick fibrous leaves shaped like swords that yields strong fiber; sisal; reddish fiber …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HENEQUEN — noun Etymology: Spanish henequén Date: 1880 : a strong yellowish or reddish hard fiber obtained from the leaves of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HENEQUEN — [ 'hɛnɪkɛn ] ■ noun 1》 a fibre resembling sisal, used for binder twine and paper pulp. 2》 a Central …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HENEQUEN — [hen.e.quen] n [Sp henequen] (1880): a strong yellowish or reddish hard fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical American …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HENEQUEN — (Agave fourcroydes), plant of the family agave (Agavaceae) and its fibre, third in importance among the leaf fibre (q.v.) group. …
Britannica English vocabulary
HENEQUEN — n. 1 a Mexican agave, Agave fourcroydes. 2 the sisal-like fibre obtained from this. [Sp. jeniquen]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HENEQUEN — n. 1 a Mexican agave, Agave fourcroydes. 2 the sisal-like fibre obtained from this. [ Sp. jeniquen ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HENEQUEN — (ботаника) генекен (Agave fourcroydes) мексиканская пенька
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HENEQUEN — n 1. бот. генекен ( Agave fourcroydes ) 2. мексиканская пенька
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HENEQUEN — (n) мексиканская пенька
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HENEQUEN — (0) генекен
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HENEQUEN — n 1. бот. генекен ( Agave fourcroydes ) 2. мексиканская пенька
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HENEQUEN — n 1. бот. генекен ( Agave fourcroydes ) 2. мексиканская пенька
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HENEQUEN — бот. генекен (Agave fourcroides)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HENEQUEN — бот. генекен ( Agave fourcroides )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HENEQUEN — (ботаника) генекен (Agave fourcroydes) мексиканская пенька
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HENEQUEN — n. Pronunciation: ' he-ni-k ə n, ˌ he-ni- ' ken Function: noun Etymology: Spanish henequén Date: 1880 : a strong …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HENIQUEN — noun see henequen
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAX — I. ˈmaks noun ( -es ) Etymology: origin unknown slang : gin II. noun ( -es ) Etymology: short for …
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ZAPUPE — zəˈpü(ˌ)pē, pə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish 1. : any of various Mexican agaves (as Agave zapupe and …
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SISAL — ˈsīsəl, ˈsīzəl also sə̇ˈsäl or ˈsēsəl or ˈsēzəl or ˈsisəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Sisal, Yucatán, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RASPADOR — |räspə|dō(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from raspado (past participle of raspar to scrape) + -or : a crude …
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MEXICAN SISAL — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : henequen 1
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BINDER TWINE — noun : a coarse slack-twisted twine or thin rope (as of sisal or henequen) used in binding especially of grain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAGUEY — fibre obtained from the leaf of the plant Agave lurida, a member of the Amaryllidaccae family and native to Mexico. …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAF FIBRE — hard, coarse fibre obtained from leaves of monocotyledonous plants (flowering plants that usually have parallel-veined leaves, such as grasses, lilies, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YUCATN — estada (state), northern Yucatn Peninsula, southeastern Mexico. It is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Mexico, on the …
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HUASTEC — Mayan Indians of Veracruz and San Lus Potos states in east-central Mexico. The Huastec are independent both culturally and geographically …
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CIENFUEGOS — provincia, south-central Cuba, bounded by the provincias of Villa Clara to the northeast, Matanzas to the west, Sancti Spritus to …
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