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Sisal
(Agave sisalana)
Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave, that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope
and carpets. (The term may refer either to the plant or the fiber, depending
on context.) It is not really a variety of hemp, but named so because hemp was
for centuries a major source for fiber, so other fibers were sometimes named
after it.
Sisal plants consist of a rosettes of sword-shaped leaves about 1,5 to 2 meters
tall. Young leaves may have a few minute teeth along their margins, but lose
them as they mature.
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