English noun: sisal | |||
1. | sisal (substance) a plant fiber used for making rope | ||
Synonyms | sisal hemp | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plant fiber, plant fibre | ||
Substance meronym | rope | ||
2. | sisal (plant) Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope | ||
Synonyms | Agave sisalana | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agave, American aloe, century plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Agave | ||