Definitions of sisal
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Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. ropesynonyms: Agave sisalanatype of:American aloe, agave, century planttropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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a plant fiber used for making ropesynonyms: sisal hemp
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