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Henequen

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Henery heneuite henfest Henfield henfish Henfrey

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