henequen

== English == === Alternative forms === heniquen heniquin jeniquen === Etymology === From Spanish henequén, probably of Taíno origin. === Noun === henequen (countable and uncountable, plural henequens) A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc. The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana).