"henequen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: henequens [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|henequén}} Spanish henequén, {{der|en|tnq|-}} Taíno Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} henequen (countable and uncountable, plural henequens)
  1. A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-henequen-en-noun-XadxHUIq
  2. The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Agavoideae subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-henequen-en-noun-OhFlQuxw Disambiguation of Agavoideae subfamily plants: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heniquen, heniquin, jeniquen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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