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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sisal grass

· Si·sal· grass · IPA
01 The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, …
  1. 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. See: Hemp