sisal : Idioms & Phrases

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sisal family

  • noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
    Agavaceae; family Agavaceae; agave family.
WordNet

sisal grass

Si*sal" grass`, Si*sal" hemp` (Also<
  • Sisal grass
  • Sisal hemp
)
Definitions
  1. The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
Webster 1913

sisal hemp

  • noun a plant fiber used for making rope
    sisal.
WordNet
Si*sal" grass`, Si*sal" hemp` (Also<
  • Sisal grass
  • Sisal hemp
)
Definitions
  1. The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
Webster 1913