sisal

/sahy-suhl, sis-uhl/US // ˈsaɪ səl, ˈsɪs əl //UK // (ˈsaɪsəl) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Also called sisal hemp . a fiber yielded by an agave,Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- : the plant itself.

Amadeo Sanchez told the judge that he was 8 at the time of the massacre and had survived by fleeing into corn and sisal fields with his father.
Sisal also lacks the flexibility of Manila, being much more stiff and harsh.
The development of the self-binding reaper on our western grain-fields has opened a gold mine for Sisal cordage.
Sisal hemp, which I found much like our yucca or "bear grass," is but little grown.
And Yucatan is the only spot in the world where sisal can be grown in commercial quantities.
Sisal-grass, sis′al-gras, n. the prepared fibre of the agave or American aloe, supplying cordage.