can·ta·la (k n-tä l )n. 1. A species of agave (Agave cantala) cultivated chiefly in warm regions of the Old World for its leaf fibers. 2. The fiber of this plant, used for twine, rope, and nets. [New Latin, specific epithet, perhaps from Sanskrit ka   ala , babul, from kaa, thorn.] |
cantala [kænˈtɑːlə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical American plant, Agave cantala, similar to the century plant: family Agavaceae (agaves)
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the coarse tough fibre of this plant, used in making twine
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| Noun | 1. |  cantala - hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants |
| 2. |  cantala - Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twineagave, American aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber genus Agave - type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae |
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