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henequen definition

hen·equen (hen′i ken′, hen′i ken′)

noun

  1. a tropical American agave (Agave fourcroydes) cultivated for the hard fiber of the leaves
  2. the fiber, similar to sisal, used for making rope, twine, rugs, etc.

Etymology: Sp henequén, jeniquén < native (Taino) name in Yucatán

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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