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sisals

sisals is the plural of sisal.

Meaning of sisal

Noun

sisal (countable and uncountable, plural sisals)

  1. A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
  2. The fibre of the plant.
  3. (rare) A sisal mat.
    • Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 456

Questions about sisals

What is sisals the plural of?
Sisals is the plural of sisal.

Words near sisals in the dictionary

  1. Sisak
  2. Sisak-Moslavina
  3. Sisaket
  4. sisal
  5. sisalagenin
  6. sisals
  7. Sisam
  8. Sisams
  9. Sisačko-moslavačka
  10. siscest
  11. Sisco

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