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sisal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agave sisalana |
| Type of | american aloe, century plant, agave |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sisal hemp |
| Type of | plant fiber, plant fibre |
Examples of sisal
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One very good sisal scratch post, which is tall and sturdy, is the PurrFect Post.
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Sisal carpet on the kitchen ceiling helps to keep noise down in the open space.
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Henri de Heaulme established his sisal plantation and the Berenty forest reserve.
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Sisal was introduced to Haiti, and sugar and cotton became significant exports.
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Sisal is a valuable forage for honey bees because of its long flowering period.
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Some pet owners say getting stains out of sea grass is easier than from sisal.
From the courier-journal.com
Beige and brown herringbone sisal rugs in the major rooms tie the spaces together.
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People started to move in to work on the railway and the nearby sisal estates.
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There are both positive and negative environmental impacts from sisal growing.
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- A plant fiber used for making rope
- Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
- Sisal (Agave sisalana) is an agave that yields a stiff fibre traditionally used in making twine, rope and also dartboards. The term may refer either to the plant or the fibre, depending on context. ...
- SISAL (Streams and Iteration in a Single Assignment Language) is a general-purpose single assignment functional programming language with strict semantics, implicit parallelism, and efficient array handling. SISAL outputs a dataflow graph in Intermediary Form 1 (IF1). ...
- A Central American plant, of the genus Agave, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope; The fibre of the plant; A sisal mat
- A strong bast fiber that originates from the leaves of the Agave plant, which is found in the West Indies, Central America, and Africa. End-uses include cordage and twine.
- A carpet style mimicking the woven look of rugs made from a natural plant fiber. The pattern has the appearance of interwoven webs but is created on a tufting machine by continually adjusting the height of each pile yarn.
- A durable natural fiber used as a floor covering, derived from leaves of the sisal plant.
- Originally made of vegetable fibers, the carpet industry has recently captured the look of natural sisal and jute with the gentler, more comfortable synthetic alternatives. Wool and synthetic alternatives are almost worry-free and offer a variety of interesting textures, patterns and prints.
