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cantala

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can⋅ta⋅la

  [kan-tah-luh]
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–noun
1. a cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, Agave cantala.
2. the plant itself.
Also called maguey.

Origin:
1910–15; < NL, the species name (orig. cantula), appar. < Skt kaṇṭala a mimosa genus
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can·ta·la   (kān-tä'lə)   
n.  

  1. A species of agave (Agave cantala) cultivated chiefly in warm regions of the Old World for its leaf fibers.

  2. The fiber of this plant, used for twine, rope, and nets.


[New Latin, specific epithet, perhaps from Sanskrit kaṇṭalaḥ, babul, from kaṇṭaḥ, thorn.]
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