sisal

A cultivated agave (Agave sisalana) originally of Mexico and Central America, widely grown for its large, sword-shaped leaves that yield stiff fibers used for cordage and rope.

The fiber of this plant or of other agaves.

Same as Sisal hemp.

A Central American plant, of the genus Agave, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.

The fibre of the plant.

A sisal mat.

Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

a plant fiber used for making rope