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can·ta·la  audio  (kn-täl) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A species of agave (Agave cantala) cultivated chiefly in warm regions of the Old World for its leaf fibers.
  2. The fiber of this plant, used for twine, rope, and nets.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, specific epithet, perhaps from Sanskrit kaala, babul, from kaa, thorn


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