henequen means A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.
noun
- A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
- The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).