Mauritius Hemp

Mauritius Hemp
ALOE FIBRE or Mauritius Hemp
A fibre obtained from the leaves of various species of the Aloe plant growing in tropical countries, chiefly Africa (see Mauritius Hemp) ————————
MAURITIUS HEMP
Also known as aloe fibre and is obtained from the leaf of various species of aloe plants growing in tropical climates. The principal plant from which Mauritius fibre is obtained is the Furcrasa Fastida, grown in Mauritius Island. The fibre is whiter and softer than other hard fibres such as sisal and manila and is used for gunny bags, hammocks, etc. It is also mixed with sisal and manila for making cordage.

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  • Mauritian hemp — Mauritian hemp, 1. a plant of the amaryllis family grown in Mauritius, that yields a tough fiber used to make heavy cord and coarse cloth. 2. the fibers of this plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Furcraea — Taxobox name = Furcraea image width = 240px image caption = Furcraea foetida in Hawaii regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Agavaceae genus = Furcraea genus authority = Vent. subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia

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  • FURCRAEA GIGANTEA VENT. - МАВРИКИЙСКАЯ КОНОПЛЯ — см. 198. Многолетнее растение. F. gigantea Vent. Маврикийская конопля in Bull. Soc. Philom. I (1793) 65. Некрасова (1938) 50. Standley, Steiermark (1952) 130, f. S у n. Agave foetida L.; Aloe foetida Cr.; Funium piliferum Willemet; Fourcroya… …   Справочник растений

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  • cabuya — /keuh booh yeuh/; Sp. /kah vooh yah/, n., pl. cabuyas / yeuhz/; Sp. / yahs/. See Mauritius hemp. [ < Sp < Taino] * * * …   Universalium

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