Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cantala

2 senses of cantala

Sense 1
cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey -- (hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants)
       => fiber, fibre -- (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)

Sense 2
maguey, cantala, Agave cantala -- (Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine)
       => agave, century plant, American aloe -- (tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber)