sisal hemp

3 definitions found

sisal hemp - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\,
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
     to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
     Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
     cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
     some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
     Canvas.]
     1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis  sativa
        ), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
        making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
        various other plants yielding fiber.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
        spinning. The name has also been extended to various
        fibers resembling the true hemp.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
        Bowstring.
  
     Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
  
     Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
        the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  
     Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
        (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
        
  
     Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (Galeopsis  Tetrahit
        ), belonging to the Mint family.
  
     Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
  
     Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
  
     Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
        Yucatan.
  
     Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
        (Crotalaria juncea).
  
     Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
        related to the amaranth.
        [1913 Webster]

sisal hemp - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sisal hemp
      n 1: a plant fiber used for making rope [syn: sisal, sisal hemp
           ]