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

2 senses of sisal

Sense 1
sisal, sisal hemp -- (a plant fiber used for making rope)
       => plant fiber, plant fibre -- (fiber derived from plants)

Sense 2
sisal, Agave sisalana -- (Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope)
       => 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)