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| hen·e·quen [ hénnikwən ] (plural hen·e·quens) or hen·e·quin [ hénnikwən ] (plural hen·e·quins) |
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1. fiber obtained from tropical plant: a reddish fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical American plant. Use: rope, twine, coarse fabric.
See also sisal
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2. Mexican plant: a plant that has large thick fibrous leaves shaped like swords that yield henequen. Native to: tropical America, chiefly the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Latin name Agave fourcroydes.
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