Definitions for "Henequen"
The fibre obtained from the leaf of Agava fourcroydes.ote.. This closely resembles sisal.
Henequen is an agave Agave fourcroydes (Lem. 1864) whose leaves produce a fiber (also called "henequen") suitable for rope and twine, but not of as high a quality as sisal. It is the major plantation fiber agave of eastern Mexico, being grown extensively in Yucatán, Veracruz, and southern Tamaulipas.