cantala
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can·ta·la
(kăn-tä'lə) 
n.
n.
- A species of agave (Agave cantala) cultivated chiefly in warm regions of the Old World for its leaf fibers.
- The fiber of this plant, used for twine, rope, and nets.
[New Latin, specific epithet, perhaps from Sanskrit kaṇṭalaḥ, babul, from kaṇṭaḥ, thorn.]
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