English

Noun

sisal ‎(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.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 456:

     Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat.

Translations

Anagrams

• lassi
• sails
• Silas

French

Noun

sisal m ‎(plural sisals)

1. sisal (plant, fibre)