Agave rigida

Agave rigida
Jeniquen Je*ni"quen, n. [Sp. jeniquen.] (Bot.) A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp ({Agave rigida}, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber. [Written also {hen[=i]equen}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Agave rigida — Ixtle Ix tle, Ixtli Ix tli([i^]x tl[ e]), n. 1. (Bot.) A Mexican name for a variety of {Agave rigida}, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also {pita}, and {Tampico fiber}. [Written also {istle}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Agave rigida — ID 1837 Symbol Key AGRI6 Common Name N/A Family Agavaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Shrub, Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Agave rigida var. rigida — ID 1838 Symbol Key AGRIR Common Name N/A Family Agavaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Shrub, Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Agave rigida Mill. var. rigida — Symbol AGRIR Botanical Family Agavaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Agave rigida Mill. — Symbol AGRI6 Botanical Family Agavaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Agave rigida Mill. var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm. — Symbol AGSI2 Synonym Symbol AGRIS Botanical Family Agavaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Agave rigida Mill. var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm. — Symbol AGSI2 Synonym Symbol AGRIS Botanical Family Agavaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Agave —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Agave (mythologie grecque).  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • agave — [ agav ] n. m. • 1769; lat. sc. agave, de Agave, nom myth., gr. agauê « l admirable » ♦ Bot. Plante d origine mexicaine, très décorative (agavacées), aux feuilles vastes et charnues, dont on tire des fibres textiles (⇒ pite, sisal, tampico) à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Agave vivipara —   Espadín …   Wikipedia Español

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