cantala

Noun
Synonyms: Cebu magueymanila magueymagueyAgave cantala

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plantsSynonyms: Cebu magueymanila maguey
  2. Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twineSynonyms: magueyAgave cantala
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Maguey \Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of Agave, such as the century plant (Agave Americana), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the Agave atrovirens, a Mexican plant used especially for making pulque, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal; and the cantala (Agave cantala), a Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See Agave. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

2.A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the Philippine Agave cantala (Agave cantala); also called cantala. [WordNet 1.5]

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