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 | ||