Definition of henequen in English:

henequen

noun ˈhɛnɪkɛnˈhenək(w)ən

mass noun

1A fibre resembling sisal, which is chiefly used for binder twine and paper pulp.
Example sentencesExamples
- Baskets, mats, and hammocks are woven from plant fibers such as henequen.
- He subordinated most of a wide set of social, labor and political reforms to his overriding interest in realizing a sweeping agrarian reform in the henequen zone.
- Countless Yeomem Indians were hanged throughout Sonora, and countless more were rounded up and shipped to Oaxaca and the henequen plantations in Yucatan.
- He is the author of ‘The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica,’ and is completing a manuscript on the history and ecology of the Yucatan henequen industry.
- Most in this area produced henequen, an agave fibre that we know under the name ‘sisal’ and which the Mexicans nicknamed ‘green gold’.
2A Central American agave from which henequen is obtained.
Agave fourcroydes, family Agavaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems.
- They labored on vast tobacco, sugarcane, and henequen plantations, in virtual slavery enforced by their continuing debt to the landowners.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Spanish jeniquen, from a local word.

Definition of henequen in US English:

henequen

nounˈhenək(w)ən

1A fiber resembling sisal, chiefly used for twine and paper pulp.
Example sentencesExamples
- He subordinated most of a wide set of social, labor and political reforms to his overriding interest in realizing a sweeping agrarian reform in the henequen zone.
- Most in this area produced henequen, an agave fibre that we know under the name ‘sisal’ and which the Mexicans nicknamed ‘green gold’.
- Baskets, mats, and hammocks are woven from plant fibers such as henequen.
- Countless Yeomem Indians were hanged throughout Sonora, and countless more were rounded up and shipped to Oaxaca and the henequen plantations in Yucatan.
- He is the author of ‘The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica,’ and is completing a manuscript on the history and ecology of the Yucatan henequen industry.
2A Central American agave from which henequen fiber is obtained.
Agave fourcroydes, family Agavaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems.
- They labored on vast tobacco, sugarcane, and henequen plantations, in virtual slavery enforced by their continuing debt to the landowners.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Spanish jeniquen, from a local word.

单词	henequen
释义	Definition of henequen in English: henequen noun ˈhɛnɪkɛnˈhenək(w)ən mass noun 1A fibre resembling sisal, which is chiefly used for binder twine and paper pulp. Example sentencesExamples Baskets, mats, and hammocks are woven from plant fibers such as henequen. He subordinated most of a wide set of social, labor and political reforms to his overriding interest in realizing a sweeping agrarian reform in the henequen zone. Countless Yeomem Indians were hanged throughout Sonora, and countless more were rounded up and shipped to Oaxaca and the henequen plantations in Yucatan. He is the author of ‘The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica,’ and is completing a manuscript on the history and ecology of the Yucatan henequen industry. Most in this area produced henequen, an agave fibre that we know under the name ‘sisal’ and which the Mexicans nicknamed ‘green gold’. 2A Central American agave from which henequen is obtained. Agave fourcroydes, family Agavaceae Example sentencesExamples Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems. They labored on vast tobacco, sugarcane, and henequen plantations, in virtual slavery enforced by their continuing debt to the landowners. Origin Early 17th century: from Spanish jeniquen, from a local word. Definition of henequen in US English: henequen nounˈhenək(w)ən 1A fiber resembling sisal, chiefly used for twine and paper pulp. Example sentencesExamples He subordinated most of a wide set of social, labor and political reforms to his overriding interest in realizing a sweeping agrarian reform in the henequen zone. Most in this area produced henequen, an agave fibre that we know under the name ‘sisal’ and which the Mexicans nicknamed ‘green gold’. Baskets, mats, and hammocks are woven from plant fibers such as henequen. Countless Yeomem Indians were hanged throughout Sonora, and countless more were rounded up and shipped to Oaxaca and the henequen plantations in Yucatan. He is the author of ‘The Green Republic: A Conservation History of Costa Rica,’ and is completing a manuscript on the history and ecology of the Yucatan henequen industry. 2A Central American agave from which henequen fiber is obtained. Agave fourcroydes, family Agavaceae Example sentencesExamples Potential sources being tested include soy, hemp, ramie, kenaf stems, pineapple and henequen leaves, and banana stems. They labored on vast tobacco, sugarcane, and henequen plantations, in virtual slavery enforced by their continuing debt to the landowners. Origin Early 17th century: from Spanish jeniquen, from a local word.
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