# henequen

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
2. The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).

## Etymology
From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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