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sisal hemp
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sisal hemp has 1 sense
- sisal hemp(n = noun.substance) sisal - a plant fiber used for making rope; Array is a kind of plant fiber, plant fibre
CIDE DICTIONARY
sisal hemp,
The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana , or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal , a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp , under Hemp. [1913 Webster]
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