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Sisal hemp

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si⋅sal

[sahy-suhl, sis-uhl]
–noun
1. Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
2. the plant itself.

Origin:
1835–45; short for Sisal grass or hemp, named after Sisal, port in Yucatán
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sisal 
1843, from Sisal, port in Yucatan, from which the rope-making fiber was exported.
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