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The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
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A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.
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A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber.
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A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See Agave.
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Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.
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A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.
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An intoxicating Mexican drink. See Agave.
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A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
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A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita, and Tampico fiber.
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The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
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