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cabuya

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ca⋅bu⋅ya

  [kuh-boo-yuh; Sp. kah-voo-yah]
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–noun, plural -yas  [-yuhz; Sp. -yahs] .
Mauritius hemp.
Origin:
< Sp < Taino

Mauritius hemp

 
–noun
a tropical American plant, Furcraea foetida, having large, fleshy leaves, cultivated as a source of a hemplike fiber.
Also called cabuya.
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