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单词 henequen
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henequen

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hen·e·quen

also hen·e·quin H0150300 (hĕn′ĭ-kwĭn)n.1. A tropical American plant (Agave fourcroydes) having thick, sword-shaped leaves that yield a coarse reddish fiber used in making rope and twine.2. The fiber obtained from this plant.
[Spanish henequén, perhaps of Arawakan origin.]

henequen

(ˈhɛnɪkɪn) ,

henequin

or

heniquen

n1. (Plants) an agave plant, Agave fourcroydes, that is native to Yucatán2. (Plants) the fibre of this plant, used in making rope, twine, and coarse fabrics[C19: from American Spanish henequén, probably of Taino origin]

hen•e•quen

or hen•e•quin

(ˈhɛn ə kɪn)

n. the fiber of an agave, Agave fourcroydes, of Yucatán, used for making ropes, coarse fabrics, etc. [1875–80; < American Spanish henequén]

henequen

enUK

henequen

(hĕn`əkĭn): see sisal hempsisal hemp
[from Sisal, former chief port of Yucatan], important cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of the sisal hemp plant, an extensively cultivated tropical agave (family Agavaceae or Liliaceae).
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henequen

[′hen·ə·kən] (materials) A hard plant fiber, obtained from the leaves of the American agave (Agave fourcroydes) and other agave species; used to make rope, twine, and cord.
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