henequen

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noun

A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.

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Meanings

nounhenequen (countable and uncountable, plural henequens)

plural henequens · alternative heniquen · alternative heniquin · alternative jeniquen

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

Origin

  1. Spanishhenequén
  2. Englishhenequen

From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin.

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APA

henequen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/henequen

MLA

“henequen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/henequen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “henequen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/henequen.

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